The Defense Department is reportedly seeking to rent rooms in Trump Tower to help protect the president.
The department said they are looking to lease a “limited amount” of space in the Manhattan skyscraper to assist President Trump while he visits his home base, according to The Washington Post (paywall).
“The space is necessary for the personnel and equipment who will support the POTUS at his residence in the building,” a spokesman told the paper.
Trump’s wife, Melania, and son Barron both live in the Trump Tower while the president stays in Washington D.C.
The renting of space by a government agency raises a possible conflict, but Trump has asserted that the “the president can’t have a conflict of interest.”
CNN reported that renting a floor in Trump Tower could cost about $1.5 million a year.
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