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BOBBY TRAP: If you believe the British tabloid, the Express (which we don’t), there is a huge fight going on between the British police of Scotland Yard and the CIA over protecting President Trump when he visits the UK, next week. The Express says Scotland Yard and the Agency are “embroiled in a fierce battle over who will be in charge” of the President’s security. The article goes on to say that around 250 armed Secret Service agents will descend on the country for Trump’s visit and that the CIA “desperately want to set up their own control centre following fears of mass protests.” We suspect the Express has gotten the CIA and Secret Service confused…which is entirely understandable since we often mix up MI-5 and MI-6 ourselves.
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