Sir Napsalot
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The process for gold-plating plastic is fairly interesting
Trump travel leaves Secret Service cash-strapped
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SneekyNinja
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There's a conductive ink you can use, it's used to plate the holes in printed circuit boards.
TacoMac
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But not quite as entertaining is the act of putting a silk hat on a pig.
Drowning-Man
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That would be one hip pig fosho
dagwood45431
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The US Secret Service is facing a strain on its budget due in part to President Donald Trump's
large family and multiple properties
Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles said some
1,100 agents will hit their overtime allowance caps for the year.
Under Mr Trump, 42 people receive protection, an increase from 31 people during the Obama administration.
Mr Trump has travelled nearly every weekend to his East coast properties.
Among those protected are 18 members of the Trump family, who have required
security on international business trips to promote Trump properties as well as family holidays.
Some of the more costly bills, according to the USA Today report, include:
- Estimated $3m per visit to Mar-a-Lago
Other trips requiring security included visits in February by both Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr to
- Some $60,000 on golf cart rentals at both Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster
- Nearly $100,000 on hotels to protect the president's son, Eric Trump,
- during a business trip he took to Uruguay
Vancouver, British Columbia, to open a new Trump hotel there,
and to Dubai for the opening of a Trump International Golf Club.
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, required Secret Service security during their ski holiday
in Aspen, Colorado, in March while Tiffany Trump and her boyfriend have
received protection on recent trips to Germany and Hungary.
In a statement released on Monday, Mr Alles said the agency struggled with a "similar situation" last
year that led to legislation allowing Secret Service employees to exceed overtime allowance caps.
He said the agency has been working with the Department of Homeland Security, the Trump
administration and Congress to find a legislative solution to the "serious problem".
"This issue is not one that can be attributed to the current Administration's protection requirements alone,
but rather has been an ongoing issue for nearly a decade due to an overall increase
in operational tempo," he said.
But Mr Alles said on Monday the Secret Service had enough funds to
"meet all current missions requirements for the remainder of the fiscal year and compensate
employees for overtime within statutory pay caps".
He said he expects the strain on the agency to be relieved as it increases its current force of 6,800
agents and uniformed officers to as many as 9,500 by 2025.
Secret Service resources have been exhausted since last year's tumultuous presidential election,
when agents were required at both national political conventions.
The agency's expenses since Mr Trump's inauguration covered seven trips to his estate in Mar-a-Lago,
Florida, five visits to his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club and a trip to Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Earlier this month, the Secret Service was forced to vacate Trump Tower in Manhattan to a nearby
trailer after a lease dispute between the government and the Trump Organization,
US media reported.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41005868
Easy solution. They must stand down. Problem solved pretty quickly from there.
ttystikk
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He's not even getting better at golf, in spite of all his recent practice.
ANC
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Sir Napsalot
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That little pig is kinda cute
