Oh, so you really think Trump was doing us all a favor by charging the Secret Service at his own properties? Let me give you a reality check. Not only did Trump charge the U.S. taxpayers $1.4 million for his Secret Service to stay at his hotels, but
he also overcharged them. That’s right -- he didn’t just charge them the government rate; he inflated the bills well beyond it. For example, in some cases, agents were charged as much as $1,185 per night, which was nearly five times the typical government rate. And this wasn't a one-off -- it happened repeatedly across his properties.
Now, you say, "That’s how billing works with the government"? No, that isn't how billing works, that’s how
scamming works when you’re milking the taxpayers. His own son, Eric Trump, tried to claim that the agents stayed for free or at minimal cost, but surprise—
that was a blatant lie. We now know the Trump Organization profited significantly from this setup, directly benefiting from the Secret Service’s protective duty. So don’t try to brush this off as business as usual. This was a clear-cut case of grift, with taxpayers footing the bill for Trump's personal gain.
And you dare to ask why
we are ignorant? Take a good look at who’s actually been fooled here, the dude in your mirror.
New documents indicate Trump-owned properties repeatedly charged the Secret Service rates far higher than government rates, as high as $1,185 per room per night.
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According to the documents, the Secret Service was charged as much as $1,185 per room per night, nearly five times the government rate, which is set by the General Services Administration.
This is a far cry from what Trump Organization Executive Vice President Eric Trump claimed in 2020 — that rooms were provided "at cost" to the Secret Service.
