It's costing New York City taxpayers a bloody fortune to host their new president-elect. Specifically? "More than $1 million a day."
And those costs won't necessarily drop significantly once he moves to the White House.
That's because Melania Trump and their 10-year old son Barron expect to stay at their home at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, at least until the end of the school year. And Donald Trump has indicated he plans to return home regularly, especially while they're still here.
The problem is that Trump lives in the middle of the city, and his adult kids also are getting Secret Service protection and also live in the city, and the logistics of establishing a safe zone in one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in America is proving to be a genuine Trump-fueled clustertrump.
The police have set up barricades around Trump Tower at 56th Street and 5th Avenue, smack in the middle of the city. While a block of 56th street has basically been closed to traffic, 5th Avenue remains open, although the traffic flow on that major thoroughfare has been affected.
And as Trump moves through the city, police need to close streets accordingly. For example, the Lincoln Tunnel was closed to traffic on Friday afternoon during rush hour when Trump traveled to New Jersey.
You know he's enjoying the hell out of this. I give it even odds he's making impromptu trips out to city fast-food joints just to watch the havoc wrought on commuters as he tools around.