SECRET SERVICE WANTS TO BUILD $8M FAKE WHITE HOUSE

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By Jordan Fabian – 03/17/15 09:36 AM EDT

 In response to a series of major security lapses, the Secret Service wants lawmakers to provide $8 million to build a model White House.

The embattled agency is requesting the funds to build a scale replica of the White House in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Beltsville, Md., to better train agents to protect the presidential mansion, according to The New York Times.

Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy will make the pitch to members of Congress during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday.

“The Secret Service currently uses a rudimentary, not-to-scale simulation of the north grounds of the White House, using bike barricades to act as the fencing,” Clancy will say during prepared remarks, which were obtained by the Times. “There are no structures, vehicle gates, lighting or other aids to enhance the training simulations.”

The request comes at a time when the Secret Service is facing congressional scrutiny over a series of scandals that have raised questions about the agency’s culture and its ability to protect the White House grounds.

The Obama administration is investigating an alleged drunken driving incident involving two officers. In September, a man jumped the White House fence and entered the building through the front door.

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Arlin Report comments:

$8M That isn’t 8Gs that’s EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS as a White House training facility.   Seriously, the White House has some of the most sophisticated security anywhere in the world; fence, cameras at every angle, lighting, motion detectors……..name it.    Why not just train more competent agents from the start?   That is the real problem here.

Rather than build a facility with tax payers dollars, why not just use the real White House to train the agents while the rat and his family are away, or when he hits the links.   There should be plenty of time.

We wonder why we’re broke!

The White House began construction in 1792…… Many presidents have come and gone…….and now with this administration security needs to be improved by building a fake for training agents.   How about better security for our nation?  Great leadership brings the greatest security.