The New York Police Department's deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism on Sunday blasted Congress for failing to cover the costs to protect President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE.

"We went down to Washington and we described those costs to our congressional delegation from New York. They got it immediately. But Congress has failed to pass a budget again," John Miller told John Catsimatidis in an interview that aired on AM 970 in New York.

"And to get funding for this, they had a continuing resolution. We asked them to add $35 million to reimburse New York City for [Trump’s security]. They came up with a figure of $7 million, which covers a piece of the overtime but not the rest of it."

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Miller said the city was "obviously disappointed."

"But we'll be back and we'll lay that problem out again," he said.

"But it’s not fair to New York City because ... this is an unfunded federal mandate," he said.

Miller said the city understands it needs to protect the president-elect.

"But to ask a city to eat that cost for about three months isn't fair to New York and it's not fair to New Yorkers," he said.

"This is their tax dollars pouring into the federal government instead of the other way around after they've already paid the federal government."

Miller said the city won't know the long-term costs of protecting the president-elect until he assumes office.