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No Vested Interest

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11. He had this private security along with Secret Service during the primaries and general election.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 03:40 AM

Dec 2016

How did it work?
Were there known problems?
Who was subservient to whom?
Of course, in the White House, there are many more full-time White House employees to engage with, and who will have to interact on a regular basis with the private security forces.
The private security would have to get security clearance from the Secret Service, I presume.

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The folly of Trump's palace guard [View all] spanone Dec 2016 OP

The important part of this article is NOT the excerpt. It is deeper in it. pangaia Dec 2016 #1

L'etat c'est moi. nt Buns_of_Fire Dec 2016 #4

Well he already said he'll be in power for eight years malaise Dec 2016 #12

Hi Malaise... I SURE SURE hope yuu are right, but I just have this sinking feeling, pangaia Dec 2016 #13

Of course a treasonous traitor doesn't trust US law enforcement agencies TeamPooka Dec 2016 #2

The Secret Service has a key weakness, it pledges an Oath to the Constitution. NutmegYankee Dec 2016 #3

I agree with your assessment and I would add tRump is terrified, paranoid, and AmericanActivist Dec 2016 #6

K&R.. thank you, spanone! Cha Dec 2016 #5

you're welcome Cha.... spanone Dec 2016 #15

He does not like the word NO dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 #7

SS---- THAT is why I made my comments in the post above.. pangaia Dec 2016 #14

Which group will be subservient to the other? keithbvadu2 Dec 2016 #8

Good point. And a scary one. smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #9

His Janissaries? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #10

He had this private security along with Secret Service during the primaries and general election. No Vested Interest Dec 2016 #11

Well maybe he won't be that well protected. milestogo Dec 2016 #16