Egal , ist dann ja getauft . <| sep |> All presidents are assassination targets . Melania and Barron will need extra security because they won ' t be moving to the White House for a few months . I just find it ridiculous to say Trump is selflessly giving up his presidential salary of $ 400 k when the decision to not move Melania and Barron will cost the country an extra tens of millions of dollars at least . I agree that moving a child out of a school in midsemester is hard on the child , but I think of it as part of the sacrifice that someone discusses and decides as a family before throwing their hat in as a presidential candidate . That said , I ' m fine with Melania and Barron staying in Manhattan . I ' d rather my president to be happy so he can do his job better . A few tens of millions of dollars is not a big deal for this country . I just don ' t like people touting Trump ' s $ 400 k salary sacrifice as anything other than just optics . I am not saying that the lower estate tax is the reason that Trump ran for president . I don ' t know what the real reason like I don ' t know why Obama , Bush , or Clinton ran for president . I can ' t see inside their mind . My point is that it ' s disingenuous to say that Trump ' s presidency will be hurt him financially . If Trump ' s worth $ 10 billion dollars like he said , then saving $ 4 billion $ 6 billion dollars proposed estate tax hike to 65 % by Clinton in taxes is a real and tangible financial outcome of Trump ' s presidency .