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Since Donald Trump packed up his bathrobes and self-tanning formula last January and begrudgingly moved into that dump on Pennsylvania Avenue, rare is the weekend that he hasnt fled D.C. In the winter and spring, hed jet down to his Palm Beach palace, Mar-a-Lago, entertaining world leaders and crashing weddings. As the days have gotten hotter and the president has presumably begun to shvitz, hes moved things north to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where on Friday hell begin a 17-day vacation.

The one place he surprisingly hasnt visited, however, is his beloved Trump Tower apartment in Midtown Manhattan (although that may have more to do to with the throngs of protesters who have become fixtures outside the building). Still, by law, the Secret Service treats Trump Tower as the presidents main residence and must keep a team there to protect it. Which it was doing from inside the skyscraper until recently, when it was forced to move to a trailer on the street after lease negotiations broke down with the Trump Organization. Per The Washington Post:

The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower in Manhattan following a dispute between the government and President Trumps company over the terms of a lease for the space, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Previously, the Secret Service had stationed its command postwhich houses supervisors and backup agents on standby in case of an emergencyin a Trump Tower unit one floor below the presidents apartment. But in early July, the post was relocated to a trailer on the sidewalk, more than 50 floors below, a distance that some security experts worry could hamper the agency that protects the presidents home and family.

While its not clear exactly where the talks broke down, people familiar with the matter told the Post the sticking points included the price and other conditions of the lease, and the statement from Trump Organization spokeswoman Amanda Miller seems to support that. After much consideration, it was mutually determined that it would be more cost effective and logistically practical for the Secret Service to lease space elsewhere, Miller said in an e-mail. In June, Bloomberg reported that the presidents net worth had taken a hit thanks to his three Manhattan office properties dropping in value, including Trump Tower. So youll have to forgive the people working on his behalf if they tried to make up some of the gaps by hosing the Secret Service on rent.

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