{"id":1974631,"date":"2023-07-16T17:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T21:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pushes-back-on-republicans-who-want-to-take-fbi-hq-out-of-d-c\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T17:10:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T21:10:22","slug":"trump-pushes-back-on-republicans-who-want-to-take-fbi-hq-out-of-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pushes-back-on-republicans-who-want-to-take-fbi-hq-out-of-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump opposes Republicans moving FBI HQ from D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-pushes-back-on-republicans-who-want-to-take-fbi-hq-out-of-d-c%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974631&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President \u200dDonald \u200cTrump Disagrees with \u2063Moving FBI Headquarters to Alabama<\/h2>\n<p>During an \u200cinterview\u200c with \u2063Maria \u2063Bartiromo \u2064on Fox News&#8217;\u200b &#8220;Sunday \u200bMorning \u200cFutures,&#8221; former President Donald Trump expressed \u2063his \u2062disagreement with the idea \u2063of relocating\u200b the new FBI\u2062 headquarters \u2063to \u200bAlabama. Instead, he advocated for the new building\u200c to be\u2062 situated right \u2063next\u2062 to\u2062 the Department of \u200dJustice.<\/p>\n<p>When\u200d asked\u2064 about \u2064how the FBI\u200d should be \u200dreformed, Bartiromo mentioned \u2063the \u200bRepublican proposal\u2062 to move the headquarters out\u200d of Washington and establish it \u2064in \u2063Alabama. \u2064Trump \u2064responded,\u2064 &#8220;I had\u200c a \u2063plan\u200c to\u200c take down the FBI building and build a brand new one in Washington because I believe\u2062 the FBI\u2063 should \u200cbe close to\u2063 the DOJ if they&#8217;re all \u200chonest\u200b people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u200b further \u2063explained his\u200b stance, \u200bcriticizing the idea\u200d of moving the headquarters \u200bto a different state\u2063 like Virginia. \u200cHe\u200d highlighted \u200cthe potential\u2062 environmental\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-the-moral-chasm-between-black-lives-matter-and-the-freedom-convoy\/\" title=\"Nolte: The Moral Chasm Between Black Lives Matter and the Freedom Convoy\">traffic issues<\/a>\u2062 that would arise \u200dfrom such \u200ca move. In \u2063contrast, he\u200c favored renovating the\u2062 existing location or \u2062constructing \u200da new\u2063 building \u200dnear the Department of Justice, \u2062emphasizing the benefits of proximity and \u2064collaboration between the two entities.<\/p>\n<p>Bartiromo pointed out that the FBI&#8217;s proposed\u2062 new facility \u2064could cost\u200c nearly $4 billion and\u2062 potentially be \u200clarger than\u200d the Pentagon. \u2063Trump expressed his preference for a building \u2063close to the DOJ, \u200bciting\u200c the\u2064 available \u200cland and \u200bresources.\u200b He acknowledged \u2063that there \u200cmight\u2063 be some disruption \u200cduring \u200bconstruction but \u2064believed \u2064it would\u2064 be a\u2062 more \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-to-pursue-new-geothermal-energy-effort\/\" title=\"Biden Administration To Pursue New Geothermal Energy Effort\">cost-effective solution<\/a>. Additionally,\u2063 he\u2062 mentioned that \u200cFBI personnel\u2063 also supported the \u200bidea \u2063of \u200dproximity to the Department\u2064 of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200c Trump expressed his\u2062 love \u2062for Alabama,\u2063 he maintained that the FBI building\u2063 should be\u200c located \u200bnext\u200d to the DOJ. He emphasized the\u200d importance of the\u200d FBI and the Department of Justice\u2062 working together, \u2064suggesting that being able to walk \u2062across the street\u2062 would facilitate their collaboration. \u2064Currently,\u200d with \u2064the\u2063 proposed \u2062move\u2063 to Virginia, individuals\u2063 would have to \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pushes-back-on-republicans-who-want-to-take-fbi-hq-out-of-d-c\/\" title=\"Trump opposes Republicans moving FBI HQ from D.C.\">endure long commutes<\/a> \u2062in heavy traffic.<\/p>\n<h3>Watch the interview:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" \u2063dir=\"ltr\">Donald\u2064 Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MariaBartiromo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MariaBartiromo<\/a> on calls to move the FBI to Alabama <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SundayFutures?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SundayFutures<\/a>\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SundayFutures\/status\/1680602448107282432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SundayMorningFutures (@SundayFutures) <a \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SundayFutures\/status\/1680602448107282432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July \u200b16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump rejected the idea of relocating the new FBI headquarters to Alabama, opposing Republicans&#8217; &#8220;drain the swamp&#8221; initiative. He expressed his preference for the new building to be situated beside the Department of Justice. 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