Sheriff’s Office wants to be paid for providing security to Trump Trump reportedly spending Christmas holiday at Mar-a-Lago Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT THE PRESIDENT ELECT COMES TO PALM BEACH. ARI: YES HE DOES. ALSO EXPECTED TO START HAPPENING FAIRLY FREQUENTLY, MAYBE EVEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. THE SHERIFF NOW WANTS SOMEBODY ELSE TO PICK UP THE BILL FOR ALL THIS OVERTIME. WHEN DONALD TRUMP WAS IN TOWN FOR THANKSGIVING, SECURITY WAS CONSTANTLY ON HAND AT HIS MAR-A-LAGO ESTATE ON PALM BEACH. AND EVERYWHERE HE AND HIS MOTORCADE WENT, SECURITY WAS THERE, TOO. IT'S THE LIFE OF A PRESIDENT-ELECT. BUT ALL THIS SECURITY ISN'T CHEAP. AND NOW THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WANTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP PAY FOR IT. A PBSO SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMS TODAY THEY ARE IN TALKS WITH THE SECRET SERVICE ABOUT BEING REIMBURSED FOR ALL THE OVERTIME THEY'LL HAVE TO PAY PROVIDING SECURITY TO TRUMP. NOT JUST THAT, THEY ALSO WANT ASSURANCES THE SECRET SERVICE WILL FOOT THE BILL FOR SECURITY THEY'LL PROVIDE FOR ALL THE FUTURE VISITS TRUMP WILL MAKE TO OUR REGION, LIKE OVER CHRISTMAS. SOURCES TELL WPBF 25 NEWS THE PRESIDENT-ELECT PLANS TO SPEND WEEKS AT MAR-A-LAGO OVER THE HOLIDAY, LEADING RIGHT UP TO HIS INAUGURATION ON JANUARY 20. RIGHT NOW, THE TALKS BETWEEN PBSO AND THE SECRET SERVICE ARE JUST THAT, TALKS. NO DEAL IS IN PLACE. PBSO SAYS THEY HAVE NOT DISCUSSED SPECIFIC NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT JUST HOW MUCH TRUMP'S THANKSGIVING VISIT COST THEM IN OVERTIME. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE SECRET SERVICE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS REQUEST. I CALLED THEM, THEY SAID I HAD TO EMAIL THEM.

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