An online petition is calling for first lady Melania Trump to move to the White House or pay for her own security at New York City's Trump Tower.
An online petition is calling for first lady Melania Trump to move to the White House or pay for her own security at New York City's Trump Tower, reports Patch.
The Change.org petition, addressed to the U.S. Senate, has collected tens of thousands of signatures since it was started a week ago.
It explains that “The U.S. taxpayer is paying an exorbitant amount of money to protect the First Lady in Trump Tower, located in New York City. As to help relieve the national debt, this expense yields no positive results for the nation and should be cut from being funded.”
One person who presumably signed the petition wrote on the page, “If she chooses to live apart from her husband, the American Tax Payers should NOT pick-up the tab! They can afford to pay for the extravagance of living apart. The Tax Payers have provided a perfectly acceptable home which has met the needs of every other previous president.”
According to the New York Post, Police Commissioner James O’Neill told lawmakers last month that securing Trump Tower cost his department $127,000 to $146,000 each day, with this daily rate reaching $308,000 when the president is actually in the city.
Meanwhile, President Trump and other insiders have maintained that Melania and 10-year-old son Barron would move to D.C. once his school year is over. Less than two weeks ago, TMZ quoted unnamed sources as saying that they are “absolutely moving after the school year.”
