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The Secret Service No Longer Has A Command Post Inside Trump Tower

The service's move happened in July because the government couldn't reach agreement on lease terms with the Trump Organization. Agents protecting the president will still operate in the building.
President Trump's home base in New York, Trump Tower, no longer has the Secret Service's command post as a tenant. The service couldn't reach a lease agreement with the Trump Organization. / LOIC VENANCE / Getty Images

The U.S. Secret Service had a command post stationed within Trump Tower in New York City before July, but that is no longer the case.

Cathy Milhoan, director of communications for the agency, in a

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