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Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex'' Alles said that 1,000 agents have already hit their annual salary and overtime limits. Alles added that he is in discussions with lawmakers to increase the pay caps for agents from $160,000 to $187,000 per year.
The increased spending is due in part to Trump's frequent travel from the White House to his properties along the East coast. He returned to D.C. late Sunday from a “working vacation” at his New Jersey golf club.
Trump's family also is a factor.
"The president has a large family, and our responsibility is required in law,'' Alles told the newspaper. "I can't change that. I have no flexibility.''
The Secret Service protects 42 members of the Trump administration, according to USA Today, including 18 members of the president's family. Thirty one people were protected during the Obama administration, by comparison.
Trump's family has put a strain on the Secret Service since it began protecting him during the election, with coverage for his adult children and their families.
Earlier this year, the Secret Service requested $60 million budget increase to cover Trump's protection costs.
Can't do anything about the family protection, though it's more expensive since the adult children and spouses are wealthy jet set types. However...The increased spending is due in part to Trump's frequent travel from the White House to his properties along the East coast. He returned to D.C. late Sunday from a “working vacation” at his New Jersey golf club.
Trump's family also is a factor.
"The president has a large family, and our responsibility is required in law,'' Alles told the newspaper. "I can't change that. I have no flexibility.''
The Secret Service protects 42 members of the Trump administration, according to USA Today, including 18 members of the president's family. Thirty one people were protected during the Obama administration, by comparison.
Trump's family has put a strain on the Secret Service since it began protecting him during the election, with coverage for his adult children and their families.
Earlier this year, the Secret Service requested $60 million budget increase to cover Trump's protection costs.