Not only was President Trump's masterly counter-move against House speaker Nancy Pelosi an expert power play against the speaker's bid to take the television set away from him at the State of the Union, but it drew attention to something that doesn't get much attention, the fact that she's got some Imelda Marcos-style spending habits in state-financed travel.
According to the Daily Caller, citing Judicial Watch:
Pelosi's trip to Italy and Ukraine from July 30 to Aug. 6, 2015, cost the Air Force $184,587.81, according to documents released Saturday under a 2015 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit by Judicial Watch. Her delegation was made up of nine other members of Congress, including Democratic Reps. Anna Eshoo of California and Marcia Fudge of Ohio.
Four family members, including Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi, were on the trip. The delegation dined at restaurants including James Beard American Restaurant in Milan, where a five-course meal cost up to $190, according to Fine Dining Lovers. The lawmakers also toured the Vatican and met up with Italian dignitaries, including President Sergio Mattarella and then-Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, according to their itinerary.
It gets worse. According to Judicial Watch itself:
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You can't honestly believe she gives a rat's ass about the federal employees out of work. Hey as long as she can take her lavished vacations.
ReplyDeleteHaven't you noticed...she is special
ReplyDeleteShe is mentally unfit to serve duty...
Deletethey need to send her to mental health specialist...
she needs to be removed
Republicans would have to reimburse the government so why is she special and not have to reimburse the government and not be punished or censured?
ReplyDeleteShe fancies herself in a toga with a laurel wreath on her head.
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ReplyDeleteDuring Obama's reign, while she was Speaker, she used government planes as a private jet fleet for transcontinental flights for herself and cronies. This example is tip of the iceberg.
Make her Damn ass Reimburse Our Govt for all her
ReplyDeleteextravagant trips / excessive trips which Never should
have been Legal or Allowed & were not even necessary in
the first place. Don't forget those Private Jets she was
using and got in trouble over too .....pay that back tooo
and she can easily afford to !!!! Prosecute her