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Saturday, June 15, 2013

White House Defends High Bills For Africa Trip


The White House Friday defended the first family’s upcoming weeklong trip to Africa, which could cost taxpayers up to $100 million, as “great bang for our buck.”

“There will be a great bang for our buck for being in Africa because when you travel to regions like Africa that don’t get a lot of presidential attention, you tend to have very longstanding and long-running impact from the visit,” said Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser to President Obama.

The Obamas’ trip, at a time of “sequestration” budget cuts, will take them to Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa from June 26 to July 3. Citing a confidential planning document, the Washington Post reported that the trip will cost between $60 million to $100 million.

7 comments:

  1. Unfortunately, I cannot publicly write what I think of this guy.

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  2. HOW ABOUT A TRIP TO EUROPE TO SEE HOW RADICAL ISLAM IS DOING
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  3. His family has not cut back on elaborate vacations at taxpayers' expense. Entitlement of a different kind.

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  4. He is dispicable!!
    ( sp may b wrong but u know
    what I mean! )

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  5. It would be worth it, if the whole family STAYED there.

    And Biden too

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  6. If Africa will keep the WHOLE family I say $100 million would be well worth it!

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