Between the election and the inauguration, the NYPD spent an estimated $35 million guarding Trump Tower

Between the election and the inauguration, the NYPD spent an estimated $35 million guarding Trump Tower

Security details cost the city half a million a day, with a projected annual cost just shy of $55 million

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Edited by Beryl Lipton

Back in January, MuckRock’s Beryl Lipton filed public records requests with the NYPD for how much the city was spending in security details for President-elect Donald Trump. Those budgets just came in last week, and they confirm reports that Trump was costing his hometown the equivalent of a President’s annual salary every day.

The NYPD also budgeted out how much it would cost if Trump did indeed spend every weekend in the city, as he had announced post-election - just shy of $55 million.

The city is expecting to receive $25.7 million in federal funding as partial reimbursement for the inauguration costs.

Thanks to SeanSpicer’s Mic for spotting the release - read the full records embedded below, or on the request page.


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