Mar-a-Lago to get $1.8 million in 'security enhancements' as DOGE takes a chainsaw to government spending
Source: The Independent
Tuesday 08 April 2025 21:57 BST
Donald Trump’s private club is set to receive nearly $2 million in taxpayer-funded upgrades as spending on education and public health is gutted and entire federal agencies are eliminated by DOGE.
The Secret Service has issued a purchase order to install new “security enhancements” at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s members-only Palm Beach, Florida, resort that doubles as his personal residence, according to a review of federal contracting records by The Independent.
The $1.82 million outlay, which was finalized on March 10, comes amid a period of massive upheaval during which DOGE — billionaire “First Buddy” Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency — has zeroed out budgets for, among other things, pediatric cancer research, emergency food assistance, and public libraries, while unilaterally firing tens of thousands of IRS employees, cybersecurity specialists protecting American infrastructure from foreign threats, and “disease detectives” at the CDC.
In an email on Tuesday, Secret Service spokesman Nate Herring told The Independent, “Over the years, the U.S. Secret Service has continuously invested in security enhancements at President Trump’s residences. For operational security reasons, the Secret Service does not discuss the specific means and methods used to conduct our protective responsibilities.”
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-doge-secret-service-b2729712.html
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