Our Tax Dollars at Work: Secret Service Now Protecting Ivanka Trump

[christiefan915]

As of Monday morning, you can add Ivanka Trump to the list of people getting protection from the Secret Service this election cycle. The service confirmed Trump's eldest daughter will be getting protection, USA Today reports. Trump himself, as well as wife Melania, already have a protective Secret Service detail; it's not clear whether any of Trump's other kids will be getting one.

Interestingly, over the weekend, Trump suggested that since Hillary Clinton "doesn't want guns," her security team's guns should be taken away. As for Ivanka Trump, she met with Paul Ryan Monday and will be meeting with a group of female Republican senators and House members Tuesday.

http://www.newser.com/story/231354/secret-service-now-protecting-ivanka-trump.html

 

[SmarterthanYou]

hasn't it always been that way? that the children of presidential candidates get SS protection????

 

[Legion Troll]

hasn't it always been that way? that the children of presidential candidates get SS protection????

Has it?

Her dad will still be patting her down to make sure she's wearing a bulletproof thong.

 

[Legion Troll]

The story gets better:


Trump is making millions off his own Secret Service detail.

The Service is tasked with protecting high-ranking government officials and presidential candidates (among other duties) like Trump. Since this protection is mandatory, it’s common practice for the Service to reimburse campaigns for travel expenses. But it looks like the $1.6 million the Service recently paid the Trump campaign went right back to Trump’s business interests, according to Politico.

The business mogul and his security detail regularly fly on the Trump-owned jet service, TAG Air. The firm also manages Trump’s fleet of private planes. So the money the Service pays back goes right back to his business. Politico reviewed Federal Election Commission filings and found that TAG has already made $6 million off Trump’s campaign.



http://fortune.com/2016/09/23/donald-trump-secret-service/

 

[tsuke]

i guess the ss should fly on a different plane than trump. They can rent their own.

 

[Legion Troll]

i guess the ss should fly on a different plane than trump. They can rent their own.

Think so?

I don't imagine your idol would like that, and it's probably against the rules.