Pentagon to lease privately owned Trump Tower apartment for nuclear 'football': letter

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

BUSINESS NEWS | Fri May 5, 2017 | 5:44pm EDT

Pentagon to lease privately owned Trump Tower apartment for nuclear 'football': letter

By Mark Hosenball and Phil Stewart | WASHINGTON

The U.S. Defense Department is finalizing a lease on a privately owned apartment in New York's Trump Tower for the White House Military Office to use for supporting President Donald Trump without providing any benefit to Trump or his organization, according to a Pentagon letter seen by Reuters.

The Military Office carries and safeguards the "football," the device that contains the top secret launch codes the president needs to order a nuclear attack, as well as providing him secure communications wherever he is.

The White House, Secret Service, and Defense Department had no comment on whether similar arrangements have been made at other properties Trump frequents - Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida and the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where Trump is spending this weekend.

In a letter to Representative Jackie Speier, a Democrat on the House Armed Services and intelligence committees, Defense Department official James MacStravic, said the apartment is "privately owned and ... lease negotiations have been with the owner's representatives only."

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[KT2000]

1. we need to know!

How much is the Rump organization making off of his presidency. He visits his own properties and surely takes a share of the expense the US taxpayers are kicking in.

[Frustratedlady]

2. What did they do for other presidents?

This is beyond getting out of hand. Why can't Congress or somebody demand that the president and his family reside in the WH? He knew this going in and so did Melania. We can't afford Meals on Wheels, but we can pay for leases on his properties and expensive trips on weekends.

My neck continually aches from shaking my head back and forth in disbelief at the money wasted on this fool.

[mopinko]

3. privately owned by a shell? or are they

renting it from the russian mafia?