Now, with the post on the street below, security experts worry that radio transmissions could break up because of the distance and multiple walls between agents on the scene and commanders in the trailer. The command post is usually located on the same floor as the suite or room where the president is sleeping, or one floor below.Īt Trump Tower, the command post had operated temporarily for months in the offices of the Trump Organization, one floor below the president's residence. The Secret Service command post acts as a nerve center for a broader team of agents, both at a president's private home and when the president travels. "It's like having the quarterback of the football game actually being located in a different stadium than where the game is being played." "It's a security deficiency that has to be resolved," said a former Secret Service official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. Toddler saves Texas couple from house fire when the adults with COVID-19 couldn't smell the smokeīut experts said that the lack of a nearby command post could make the situation less safe in an emergency.Texans interview Brian Flores for second time in coaching search.All the Houston spots featured on this week’s episode of The Bachelor.Texas Tech fans surround Longhorns bus, chant expletives at Chris Beard.Brian Flores, a finalist for Texans head coaching job, suing NFL.What Houston should expect when temperatures drop below freezing this week.'Mattress Mack' endorses GOP challenger running against Harris County judge Lina Hidalgo.Still, the Secret Service treats Trump Tower as the president's permanent home, and has a full-time detail to protect it.Įxperts said the Secret Service will have a presence inside the building if Trump or his family members visit, as their personal security details would remain in close proximity.Ī Secret Service official said Thursday that the agency could compensate at other times by stationing more agents at standing posts in various locations throughout the building. His wife, first lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron lived there for several months, but relocated to Washington in early June. Trump has not visited Trump Tower since he was inaugurated. The Trump Organization was willing to accept a situation where the agents moved out and the space was available for others. To protect him, the agency needed space in the pricey tower where he lives. In this case, Trump's government sought to be a customer of Trump's business. That move has provided a new illustration of the unusual nature of Trump's tenure, in which the president has retained ownership of a real estate and branding company. "The space is still in the process of being obtained and a final decision has not been made," spokeswoman Pamela Dixon wrote in an email. Milhoan added, "Throughout this process, there has been no impact to the security plan developed by the Secret Service."Ī spokeswoman for the General Services Administration, which handles government leasing, declined to comment because the search for a command-post space is still active. The agency is working "to obtain permanent work space in an appropriate location," said Catherine Milhoan, a Secret Service spokeswoman. On Thursday, there appeared to be a difference of opinion over whether negotiations for a Trump Tower space were still going on.ĭespite the Trump Organization's statement to The Post on Thursday saying the agency should look elsewhere, Secret Service officials said the agency is still hoping for space in Trump Tower. Two people familiar with the discussions said the sticking points included the price and other conditions of the lease. The details of the dispute between the Trump Organization and the Secret Service were not clear Thursday. "After much consideration, it was mutually determined that it would be more cost effective and logistically practical for the Secret Service to lease space elsewhere," spokeswoman Amanda Miller wrote in an email to The Washington Post. On Thursday, a spokeswoman for the Trump Organization said the government should seek space in another location. The command post appears unlikely to move anytime soon back inside Trump Tower, where the president and his family have rarely gone since moving to the White House.
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