US Politics Mega-thread - Page 6929

On February 21 2017 03:30 LegalLord wrote:
The greatest irony of this presidency so far? By all indications the people who voted Trump seem to be happy with what Trump has done.

On February 21 2017 03:53 xDaunt wrote:
Big mistake for CPAC.

On February 21 2017 03:58 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Also the fact that a conservative website is the one that broke the story says it all.

New York Senator Chuck Schumer has ramped up pressure on Donald Trump and the federal government to accept the mounting costs of protecting the president, the first family and their extended entourage.

Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, inserted himself into the debate on Sunday, saying it costs $500,000 per day for nearly 200 police officers to protect Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, which houses the Trump family business headquarters and serves as the home of the first lady, Melania Trump, and the couple’s son, Barron. The senator estimated the cost could rise to as much as $183m annually.

At current estimates, even a four-year Trump administration could be heading for a billion dollars in taxpayer-borne costs – an eight-fold increase of the $97m Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, estimates it cost to protect Barack Obama over the two terms of his administration.

The estimated costs of guarding Trump Tower have varied from $1m a day (during daily protests before the inauguration) to around $100,000 for the first lady and Barron, 10, who are staying in New York until at least the end of the school year.

Schumer urged Trump to include the costs in the federal budget, noting that New York City has only been reimbursed $7m of $35m requested for the cost of protecting the tower for the period between election day and the Inauguration.

“It’s simply unfair to have New York City taxpayers alone bear the burden of NYPD protection at Trump Tower. President Trump: this is your protection, so I challenge you to put these costs in your upcoming federal budget and make a commitment to reimburse New York City,” Schumer said during a press briefing at his Manhattan office.

In contrast, the cost of protecting former president Obama during his four trips to the city last year came to just $4.1m. The costs of protecting the Obama family home in Chicago over the same pre-inauguration period in his presidency was estimated at $2.2m.

On February 21 2017 03:53 xDaunt wrote:
Big mistake for CPAC.

On February 21 2017 05:43 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:


Basically they're trying to isolate and exile the alt-right/ Milo and Trump supporters? That's not an insignificant percentage of conservative supporters they're explicitly turning away with this move, although I do like that they actually have some standards for speakers, even though they apparently didn't vet Milo ahead of time (they should have already known he's a scumbag). It shows that the Republican base is not willing to be explicitly seen as the Party of Trump, although on the other hand this will become another counterexample to the claim that liberals are the only ones who own the political correctness/ safe space/ getting triggered titles.

Overall, I think it's a net good for America though.