Posted on 03/17/2015 4:08:09 PM PDT by don-o
The Secret Service would like $8 million to build a replica White House for training purposes following a string of security lapses, including one last year when a fence-jumper made it deep inside the President's residence, the Secret Service Director said Tuesday.
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy told a House Appropriations subcommittee that agents would be able to "train more efficiently" if they had access to a "mock-up" White House.
Clancy said he'd like for the replica to be built in Beltsville, Maryland, about 20 miles from the actual White House. Clancy estimates that the design and construction of the faux Executive Mansion will cost $8 million, according to his prepared remarks for Tuesday's hearing.
Training is currently conducted in a parking lot, Clancy said.
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It would make a great movie set. Maybe Hollywood could build them one, and let them use it after the movie wraps.
Yay!
Dont you mean 8 trillion?
By the time the White House fake is built, The Obamas will have been done and in New York or whatever. Actually protecting Cruz or Walker sounds like a good idea. The Secret Service is going to have a major overhaul for the next President.
How much will the replica of the bar where they got toasted cost?
Do we need a replica of the roads in DC to train them to drive?
GRRRRR
The Secret Service has been protecting the POTUS since 1901. Why hasn’t this need arisen in the past?
I like it
Put the replica Resident & his little dog Jarrett in the replica WH and put some adults in charge.
easily worth the price.
Maybe they need to train to evict Obama after the next election.
When it comes time to take back America, the Secret Service mercenary traitors will be the first to run.
Why? They can’t even guard the actual one!
Ronald Kessler’s new book is the go-to text on all this.
Worth a read.
Gezzzuz crips, were being led by carnival con-men.
Be better to train at a mock up of a golf course since that is where Hussein spends most of his time.
Go ahead and move the faux President into it as soon as it is finished.
Geez, dude - just hire Channing Tatum...
talk about overkill - they can use a mock-up made out of pallets and discarded lumber like we used to
Pretend house for a pretend President?
Get rid of the pretend President and we have a matched pair again, I can’t wait!
It’s kinda like socks.
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