Two council members in Memphis, Tenn., said on Wednesday they plan to present a resolution calling on the local police department to decline escorting former President Trump when he visits the area later this month.
The Hill
He never pays the bill.
Trump is slated to attend an installment of the “American Freedom Tour” on June 18, which the event website describes as a “celebration of faith, family, unalienable rights and God-given American freedoms” with prominent conservatives.
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“As we know, the Memphis Police Department is already experiencing a shortage of officers to patrol our communities,” he said. “I do not believe that it is a prudent use of police manpower and Memphians’ taxpayer dollars to escort the former president to an event in Mississippi.”
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Todd Mastry, the executive director of the Landers Center, told The Hill that the Secret Service will be in charge of protective measures at the event, as the agency was when Trump visited the venue in 2018 as president.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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