Trump’s lavish travel costs leave Secret Service too ‘tapped out’ to pay agents

The Secret Service, already stretched thin trying to provide security for Donald Trump’s large family, has now found itself unable to pay hundreds of agents on the commander-in-chief’s protective detail, according to a report.

Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles said more than 1,000 agents have already reached the federally mandated salary caps and overtime allowances for the entire year, USA Today reports

“The president has a large family, and our responsibility is required in law,” Mr Alles ​told the newspaper​. “I can’t change that. I have no flexibility.”

He said 42 people under Trump require protection, including 18 members of his family. Only 31 people required security teams during the Obama administration.

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