NYPD will spend $42.5M protecting Trump family by end of June

NYPD will spend $42.5M protecting Trump family by end of June

NYPD will spend $42.5M protecting Trump family by end of June, The NYPD expects to shell out $42.5 million by the end of June protecting President Trump, his namesake tower and his family, officials said Monday.

Trump’s one-day trip back to the city earlier this month, his first since taking office, cost the city $1.2 million, deputy commissioner Vincent Grippo told the City Council at a budget hearing.

Meanwhile, the city racked up $7.3 million in overtime bills from inauguration day through the end of March protecting Trump Tower, where Melania Trump and son Barron continue to live, even though President Trump has not been back since taking office. That’s on top of the $23.8 million spent guarding the tower between Election Day and the inauguration.

The city is stressing less about the tab since Congress approved enough cash to cover it, though the appropriation is nationwide and New York will still have to apply for it in competition with other spots where Trump spends his time.

Congress approved $27 million for the time before Trump took office, and $41 million for after. Areas around Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida and his New Jersey golf course are expected to have more of a claim on the second pot of money.

“We are fully prepared to make the case for full reimbursement for both periods,” Grippo said.

By the time the city’s fiscal year ends at the end of June, spending is expected to total $42.5 million.

Though Trump Tower is still guarded at all times, the department has been able to reduce the bill by stationing fewer officers there.

“We were able to scale it down,” said Police Commissioner James O’Neill.