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The First Lady has been staying at Trump Tower in New York so her son, Barron, can finish up the school year.

It's left her and the President living separately, and the taxpayer paying to protect them in two places instead of one.

And though she plans to move to Washington DC in the summer, nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition saying that's not enough.

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The petition to the US senate demands that Melania move to the White House early or pay for her own protection while she stays in New York.

It declares: "The US taxpayer is paying an exorbitant amount of money to protect the First Lady in Trump Tower, located in New York.

"To help relieve the national debt, this expense yields no positive results for the nation and should be cut from being funded."

One signer, Jodi Quesnell from Sheridan, Wyoming, said Melania could afford the "extravagance" of living apart from her husband.

She commented: "The taxpayers have provided a perfectly acceptable home which has met the needs of every other previous president."

While Sheila Forsyth, from Newport, Rhode Island, wrote: "Living in the White House is what you do when you are married to the president.

"The tax money saved… can be used to feed senior citizens. Why is our tax money being spent on people who already have more than their fair share?"

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Police commissioner James O'Neill, quoted by AOL, said that securing Trump Tower was costing his department up to $146,000 (£116,000) a day.

But it's not the only time the First Family – comprising Trump, his wife and his children – have faced criticism over security costs.

A recent Trump family trip to Aspen, Colorado, sparked fury amid claims that it was protected by 100 secret service agents.