WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service wants $8 million to build a replica White House to help train agents after an embarrassing security breach last year.
Secret Service Direct Joseph Clancy says the agency needs the training facility in Beltsville, Maryland, about 20 miles from the real executive mansion, to provide agents and officers more realistic training experience.
He says training is now done in a parking lot but the parking lot doesn’t have the bushes and fountains as the White House grounds do.
In September a man armed with a knife was able to climb over a White House fence, dart through thick bushes and run deep into the mansion before being subdued.
Clancy made his pitch Tuesday to a House Appropriations subcommittee.
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Sounds a bit extravagant, but they could possibly offset some of the cost by renting it out to movie companies for filming.
I expect there are several nationally-prominent Mormon politicians ready to volunteer to ‘play’ the part of the faux POTUS.
Hang on - didn’t we already do this once before?
You don’t need to build a replica WH to deal with drunkenness and lax management.
Welcome to the wild side of the Hive you have a personalized avatar today! A James Cameron fan; a reference to climate change; or, a call out to the part of the iceberg disproportionately overlooked?
I’ve always had one. The prior was an optical illusion.
Closer to that. It has multiple references. Part of it is a reference to intuition, another is to what is unseen, under the surface. It’s about curiosity, and that perception is often different than reality. It references the 80/20 rule. So, there’s a lot I like about the image. It’s also pretty.