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Still, the Secret Service treats Trump Tower as the president's permanent home, and has a full-time detail to protect it.Įxperts said the Secret Service will have a presence inside the building if Trump or his family members visit, as their personal security details would remain in close proximity.Ī Secret Service official said Thursday that the agency could compensate at other times by stationing more agents at standing posts in various locations throughout the building. His wife, first lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron lived there for several months, but relocated to Washington in early June. Trump has not visited Trump Tower since he was inaugurated. The Trump Organization was willing to accept a situation where the agents moved out and the space was available for others. To protect him, the agency needed space in the pricey tower where he lives. In this case, Trump's government sought to be a customer of Trump's business. That move has provided a new illustration of the unusual nature of Trump's tenure, in which the president has retained ownership of a real estate and branding company. "The space is still in the process of being obtained and a final decision has not been made," spokeswoman Pamela Dixon wrote in an email. Milhoan added, "Throughout this process, there has been no impact to the security plan developed by the Secret Service."Ī spokeswoman for the General Services Administration, which handles government leasing, declined to comment because the search for a command-post space is still active. The agency is working "to obtain permanent work space in an appropriate location," said Catherine Milhoan, a Secret Service spokeswoman. On Thursday, there appeared to be a difference of opinion over whether negotiations for a Trump Tower space were still going on.ĭespite the Trump Organization's statement to The Post on Thursday saying the agency should look elsewhere, Secret Service officials said the agency is still hoping for space in Trump Tower. Two people familiar with the discussions said the sticking points included the price and other conditions of the lease. The details of the dispute between the Trump Organization and the Secret Service were not clear Thursday. "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," spokeswoman Amanda Miller wrote in an email to The Washington Post. On Thursday, a spokeswoman for the Trump Organization said the government should seek space in another location. The command post appears unlikely to move anytime soon back inside Trump Tower, where the president and his family have rarely gone since moving to the White House.