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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"He's not vacationing when he goes to Mar-a-Lago. He works nonstop every day of the week."
Trumps three Mar-a-Lago trips since the inauguration have probably cost the federal treasury about $10 million, based on figures used in an October government report analyzing White House travel, including money for Coast Guard units to patrol the exposed shoreline and other military, security and staffing expenses associated with moving the apparatus of the presidency.
The unique thing about President Trump is that he knows what it costs to run a plane, Fitton added, noting that Trump should consider using the presidential retreat of Camp David, a short helicopter ride from the White House, or even his golf course in Northern Virginia. Of Mar-a-Lago, Fitton said, Going down there aint free.
For Trump, the costs come with an additional perk: Some of the money flows into his own pocket. While Trump has removed himself from managing his company, he has refused to divest his ownership, meaning that he benefits from corporate successes such as government contracts.
He is not vacationing when he goes to Mar-a-Lago, Grisham said. The president works nonstop every day of the week, no matter where he is.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-familys-elaborate-lifestyle-a-logistical-nightmare--at-taxpayer-expense/2017/02/16/763cce8e-f2ce-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html?utm_source=huffingtonpost.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange
Zoonart
(11,866 posts)We have to stop paying attention to their bullshit and begin planning 24/7 how to get rid of this stain on our national honor.
Perhaps he's pinin' for the Fiords. What we have here is a dead parrot.
wishstar
(5,269 posts)He is in Trumpland there, where he can be smug and self-satisfied basking in his success, with taxpayers footing most of bill
My guess is he will eventually resign, but not until getting millions more in foreign business deals, bragging on the way out about how smart he is knowing he has pulled off the ultimate con
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)over 4 years. Fucking Republican hypocrites. Pisses me off how much petty bullshit they complain about with Dems and they just fuck everything over when they are in power.
caraher
(6,278 posts)Whether Trump's personal habits cost the taxpayers more money is a minor concern.
His using those expenses to line his own pockets is a greater concern.
Jeopardizing national security by conducting sensitive business involving classified information, in the open before a paying crowd of selfie-snapping "members" - that is a hair-on-fire crisis-level concern.
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)pay for his expenses at his resort. Are there just too many other outrages that we have no outrage at this?