As the first family enjoys their 29th, and last, vacation on the taxpayer dime, we thought it would be appropriate to highlight just how much money the Obama's have spent on expensive golf resorts, exclusive beach villas and African safaris over the past 8 years. Per a study conducted by Judicial Watch, taxpayers will have spent nearly $90 million on vacations for the first family after their current, annual trip to Hawaii wraps up on January 2nd.
Of course, with each trip to Obama's home state costing $3 - $4 million a pop, it's not difficult to see how the costs add up quickly. AsMcClatchy points out, the cost of Air Force One, fighter jet escorts, helicopters, cargo planes, secret service advance teams, etc. can get costly.
The cost of Air Force One and other government planes as well as helicopters, cargo planes, armored cars, Secret Service protection and advance, communications and medical staff has led Judicial Watch to push for less personal travel.
“The Secret Service and the Air Force are being abused by unnecessary travel,” Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton said. “Unnecessary presidential travel for fundraising and luxury vacations on the taxpayers’ dime would be a good target for reform for the incoming Trump administration.”
But we don't fault him, all that time spent fundraising and signing executive orders is really exhausting.
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Nothing we can do about it now..
ReplyDeleteThe idiots that voted for him do not care..
I've got it at $85 Million
ReplyDeleteThese numbers don't count the millions spent by local, county and state law enforcement in all of the places he and his mate visit.
ReplyDeleteShould be a vacation and privilege to reside in America's White House for a term or two. I know it's tempting to turn down, but if it were me I would honestly enjoy having everything handed to me on a gold platter in the White House. I would take the allotted vacation money and use it on veterans or active military that have or had to live in a fox hole. Or homeless, etc., etc.The White House is vacation enough. That goes for all past and future presidents of both parties.
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ReplyDeleteMake the Homey....pay it back
ReplyDeleteWork harder suckers and keep sending those tax dollars in.
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