Apparently the Secret Service left their command post at Trump Tower because negotiations with Trump corp. didn’t work out.
From the Washington Post:
The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower in Manhattan following a dispute between the government and President Trump’s company over the terms of a lease for the space, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
Previously, the Secret Service had stationed its command post — which houses supervisors and backup agents on standby in case of an emergency — in a Trump Tower unit one floor below the president’s apartment.
But in early July, the post was relocated to a trailer on the sidewalk, more than 50 floors below, a distance that some security experts worry could hamper the agency that protects the president’s home and family.
The command post appears unlikely to move anytime soon back inside Trump Tower, where the president and his family have rarely gone since moving to the White House.
The WaPo points out that this isn’t as big a deal as it sounds because Trump hasn’t visited Trump Tower since the inauguration. They just treat it as his official home so they have to protect it.
But what an odd reason to leave Trump Tower. You’d think Mr. Dealmaker would figure out some way to get this fixed…