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Secret Service is broke cause Trump & family vacationing across the US
- Thread starter Vanillalite
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Seriously? Now that's just awful.
old manatee
Banned
Must be nice to have that much vacation time.
Imperfected
Member
"They work for much cheaper than the wasteful Secret Service. I'm saving America money! Please stop complaining about how I've endowed my private mercenary entourage with wildly inappropriate supra-legal powers to exercise in pursuit of my perceived safety."
Accounted for? They pay to stay at some of the most expensive locations...they had to protect a building in downtown new york that has multiple entry points and an FYI that they were was a dispute with trump tower and where they should stay since they freaking wont give them a floor to work on. Trump keeps bragging how he donated his salary to who the heck knows what when he turns around and takes a million plus salary from tax payers paying for his protection to travel across his properties. But you know what, the government (We taxpayers) Should have accounted for his budgetary needs.
Government will move funding around from some other programs to keep USSS funded for remaining budget year and then just boost their funding in next budget to comp for current POTUS habits of travel.
This is hilariously sad thing to happen, but this won't make Secret Service not to protect head(s) of state and their families as money will be found.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
Amazingly, the Secret Service didn't bank on the President being a rotten, smoldering, self serving asshole but here we are.
Everything about this presidency reminds me of that episode.
Imperfected
Member
SEAL Team 6 would not do this job. The fringe benefit of being in Special Operations is you get tons of downtime and basic exemption from all the absurdist bullshit of being a regular service member.
The Secret Service is the opposite of that; they're already pushing their yearly allowance of overtime on the job, and they've basically got to be at maximum prim-and-proper parading bullshit stature 24/7.
Just go out there and I'll pay ya double next time
Endless-Bravado
Member
Perhaps Putin could spare some KGB goons for his "protection."
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Deleted member 20920
Unconfirmed Member
That's the plotline for White House Down 2, where Channing Tatum tries to save its budget as one of those who was fired from Secret Service after a new president was elected. During the movie he will discover that the money has beem diverted to another type of secret service, specifically the pee tapes type.
when Trump resigns, Obama comes in and says
"You know, I'm not much on speeches, but it's so gratifying to leave you wallowing in the mess you've made. You're screwed, thank you. Bye."
you want to pay them well to ensure loyalty and silence
Angelus Errare
Banned
The rise of Persönliche-Schutzstaffel starts now
Angelus Errare
Banned
Countless studies show when you pay your employees well they tend to be more loyal.
180k is completely fine for a group of men and women who are sworn to take a bullet for the President, and are his protection detail 24/7 in the literal sense.
JonnyDBrit
Member
The sheer expense of his security and travels always has such a particular sleaziness to it I find, given his administration's agenda with regards to slashing budgets on anything that isn't the military.
Donald Trump just shot himself in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about the Secret Service (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are a huge part of it. It's not like it is in Russia where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in the US, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the American public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to pay taxes to protect the president, nor will they want to pay for any of Trumps golf vacations. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Trump has alienated an entire market with this move.
Trump, publicly apologize and pay your Secret Service or you can kiss your presidency goodbye.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about the Secret Service (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are a huge part of it. It's not like it is in Russia where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in the US, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the American public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to pay taxes to protect the president, nor will they want to pay for any of Trumps golf vacations. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Trump has alienated an entire market with this move.
Trump, publicly apologize and pay your Secret Service or you can kiss your presidency goodbye.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
im expecting this.
Are former presidents and family also protected by the secret service after the presidency?
If yes, I can see Trump tweet about this regarding Obama and specially Clinton protection. "Why do they need protection? They have enought crooked money."
Or else he will ignore this story... haha no way.
If yes, I can see Trump tweet about this regarding Obama and specially Clinton protection. "Why do they need protection? They have enought crooked money."
Or else he will ignore this story... haha no way.
Imperfected
Member
I mean, if you're expecting him to be phenomenally dumb, you're basically always going to be correct by default.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
im expecting him to hire mercenary bodyguard.
Yes.
Net_Wrecker
Member
This might be taking the whole "Trying to get out of this job" thing a little too far maybe?
SpaceCadetKeon
Banned
That's fine. I'm sure there are plenty of die-hard supporters who would gladly volunteer their time to protect him and his family free of charge.
EDIT: Beaten.
EDIT: Beaten.
AusRoachman
Member
Most of that money would go straight to trump and his "rent".
Imagine having to take a bullet for thrust orange turd .
Imagine having to take a bullet for thrust orange turd .
Gentleman Jack
Member
Souldriver
Member
I'm waiting for the tweets from 2013 where he accuses Obama of wasteful spending because Obama used a plane to get to an event or Something. You know they exist.
Azure Dream
Member
Fiscal Conservative.
The guy who sells those white and blue shirts is making bank.Man, if Mitt Romney had been elected President back then.
Out of money the first week.
Heh
RPGCrazied
Member
Time to sell off Mar-a-Largo, its losing business anyway. Sad.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Trump will definitely seek more money for them, it one way he his funneling government money into his pockets. SS agents have to stay at his hotels and resorts.
MsKrisp
Member
It's the law that they protect trump and his family, so it's not like they can refuse to protect them. But with no money, agents just don't get compensated if congress doesn't grant them more money? So agents will be leaving, in great numbers, or they'll drain my tax dollars to keep this family protected. They mention a massive hiring campaign at the end of the article. So I can't help but think the secret service is going to end up like the border patrol, their pay will go down, and they will bring in unqualified people who aren't properly vetted.
Yeah, this will go well.
Fucking party of "fiscal responsibility"
Yeah, this will go well.
Fucking party of "fiscal responsibility"