The job requires the president to live in the White House. He knew that when he ran. Other than temporary measures for vacations, tax payers should not bear the additional burden for this president that was not required by anyone before him.

Please don't bleed New York City tax payers for the sake of the president-elect's convenience. They should move to the Capitol or pay their own security while they're in town.

It is unreasonable to expect the taxpayer to shoulder the expenses for the president's private endeavors. It is ludicrous and frightening to start this slide down such a slippery slope.

We have the White House for a reason

Don't use the people's money to line your own pocket.

Lol this tax dodging puppet really wants us to pay for this? Not to mention his hundredth conflict of interest being his use of his own security team thugs. Gtfo.

If he wants to live in New York, let him pay for it. He's rich, after all.

Check out your facts when counting Obama's vacation time and golf outings. Most of you have no idea what you're talking about.

ALL his properties? Worldwide? NO! Protect the president yes, but don't bleed taxpayers when a tenth of the expense could be him being at the Whitehouse

Presidential personal choices should come from the pockets of the President. Private Presidential decisions should affect their beneficiary's bottom lines. Bills don't get passed into law unless they have funding, so why should funding go to unnecessary behaviors that have nothing to do with good government? Government traditions and institutions are in place to sufficiently protect the President. Any choices outside of these norms should be paid for by the person whose preference has selected them as an option, and not as a requirement of office. Should minimum wage earning taxpayers subsidize lavish, unnecessary extravagance at the whim of the President? No true conservative would say so, nor would any liberal! The United States of America is not a monarchy. We shouldn't have to pass this legislation. But when selfish, self-interested kleptocrats are in office, we unfortunately need this law in place to protect the American people and their hard earned tax dollars.

Yes, the president should for his own private residents. We pay taxes for the president to live in the White House. If he/she chooses to continue using their private residence then that is their choice, not what the American People signed up for. It is disrespectful for the President to not use the White House and it is blatant waste/misuse of Taxpayer's money to pay for other private housing. The President is not a monarch.

He has no right to live anywhere other than at the White House, because he's about to become a public servant. He asked for that privilege. He has no right to impose any additional costs on the taxpayers. His presence in NYC is only a hardship. He should reimburse the taxpayers for all security costs, or do without security altogether.

Yes, the tax payers money should be used for something better than protecting a president who is asking for rent from the secret service who is putting their lives on the line for him. Furthermore, why should New York and New Yorkers be forced to pay for the least unfavorable president-elect's security when he has a 92% unfavorable rating here.

Nobody wants harm to our ex-Presidents. But let's get real. Having multiple home/abodes spread across the US will certainly increase Secret Service costs. So let's pick two homes for protection and allowing the ex-president provide for himself in his other homes. If you can afford multiple homes, surely you can provide security. The public teat is not limitless. Or, establish a budget on Secret Service protection.