As Donald Trump is all set to take charge as the president of the United States, his wife Melania Trump has decided to defy the convention and remain at Trump Tower in New York instead of moving to the White House. The next First Lady wants to stay in the city until her son has finished the school year.
However, her decision has not gone down well with the New Yorkers who want her to pack her bags and leave the city. A petition signed by over 100,000 people has asked Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, and City Mayor Bill De Blasio to refuse to pay to protect Donald Trump’s wife.
According to a report in the CNN, protecting Trump and his family is costing New York City more than $1 million a day. It says this cost won't drop significantly once Trump moves to the White House because the president-elect has indicated that he wants to visit home regularly.
Trump's family is currently staying at a luxury penthouse in the 58-story skyscraper on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Melania wants to stay there until late spring or early summer when their 10-year-old son Barron's private school in Manhattan breaks for the summer.
“If this decision has been made, between the two of them they should be the ones to pay for it. Not New York taxpayer dollars that could be used on roads, schools, transit, sanitation, new jobs and other expenses that the city has,” says the petition.
A Washington Post report says Melania’s decision to not to live in the White House, at least for now, appears unprecedented. Nearly every first lady has taken up residence there.
