Cost of the failed summit

[mfcorey1]

PRESIDENT TRUMP
Failed 2nd N. Korea Summit
COST TAXPAYERS OVER $1.3 MILLION
EXCLUSIVE


President Trump finally made it to Vietnam -- but he did it using a ton of taxpayer dollars ... and got a whole lot of nothin' out of it from North Korea.

TMZ did some digging on the cost of Trump's second summit with Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, and turns out it was at least $1.3 million ... much of which went toward putting Americans up for a couple of nights and making sure they were cozy.

According to federal procurement docs -- obtained by TMZ -- lodging alone for Trump and co. during the two-day summit -- which wrapped Thursday without a deal on nukes or sanctions -- ran Uncle Sam upwards of $632k between 3 hotels and miscellaneous costs.

The State Dept. foot the majority of that lodging bill, including a separate $157k for lodging at the Melia Hanoi Hotel -- where Kim Jong-un stayed and where the American press corp was staying as well ... before getting booted by Kim's camp.

According to reports, Kim became uneasy with the American press in such close proximity ... so they were ultimately moved to a new hotel.

But, wait ... there's more!!!

The conference rooms alone where Trump and Kim couldn't come to terms cost $316k, and things like lights, stereo systems, drapes and awnings ran about $100k all together. The Dept. of Defense dropped about $60k for leased internet lines.

There's more money that was spent as well ... with zero results.

https://www.tmz.com/

[Rhiannon12866]

1. That is an excellent point we never hear on the news!

[Sherman A1]

2. Yes and add in the costs

From a the news services that needed to waste time on this “theater” and it goes even higher.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. That's what it is - and it's totally taken over

We used to hear important world news - an earthquake in Japan, a tsunami in Indonesia, the latest from the Middle East. Now it's the Trump Show 24/7, every time he opens his lying mouth it's breaking news!

[Sherman A1]

6. It has been that way for a long time

Trump being the reality star that he supposedly was knew very well how to exploit the corporate Infotainment that is Cable News. It was down to “Breaking News.... Donald Trump eats a cheese sandwich.” Followed by 4 talking heads offering their “informed opinion” on the type of sandwich it might have been for 3 news cycles.

I have turned off all the cable news, not because it is fake, but because it is drivel.

[watoos]

13. Making money is important but is secondary with the M$M.

The M$M is complicit providing the corporate, right wing narratives. The main narrative that it has been pushing for a long time is that there is no collusion. Of course there has been collusion, it has already been proven, but does said collusion rise to the levels of being proven criminal?

American oligarchs own and control cable news, Murdoch is Australian, and they don't give a damn if America loses its democracy. Democracy was created to give the little guy a voice, to protect the little guy, to protect our planet, American oligarchs don't give a shit about any of that. It is not about Infotainment, it is much more serious than that.

[Sherman A1]

14. Money & Power

are intertwined, hence the Corporate (or RW if you will) narrative. So one is about the other. It is very difficult to separate them.

I do very much get your point, but I just don't see them as being able to be separated.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

3. Tiedrich always says it better than me....

Link to tweet

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Jeff Tiedrich @itsJeffTiedrich
10:16 PM - Feb 28, 2019

who among us hasn't flown halfway across the globe to spoon with our favorite dictator in the hopes of distracting the proles from our sleazy bagman mob lawyer's congressional testimony, only to have it all blow up in our big stupid pumpkin face? glass houses, dude. glass houses

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Jeff Tiedrich @itsJeffTiedrich
9:04 PM - Mar 1, 2019

the president of the united states is a stupid fucking idiot. thank you for listening to my TED talk
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I would hazard a guess that the overall costs of that trip would be a real shocker, when those of several high-security air flights, secret service, makeup and hair services, and Trump's hamberger chef are included......

[Achilleaze]

5. republicans squander our hard-earned tax money

so their republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief can make an ass of himself on the world stage, embarrass America, and weaken our capacity to defend and protect the the nation. Sick.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. It could have been worse. They could have actually signed something.

Any deal that Trump would sign would be far more costly than a mere 1.3 million.

[Achilleaze]

10. Didn't the republicans surrender our annual joint military exercise with S.Korea?

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I read somewhere that during the summit KGOP republican Comrade Dirty Donny* surrendered this annual military preparedness exercise. Just what russia and North Korea wanted. In return, I believe, NK gave up nothing. It was a total republican surrender of US preparedness.

I'll keep my eye peeled for valid news story on this, with a link

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Achilleaze]

11. Found it. The Washington Post had the story of the cowardly republican SURRENDER

that was "negotiated" by the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, Comrade Dirty Donny.

US and South Korea end military exercises that riled North Korea

"U.S. and South Korean officials announced Saturday that they will end longtime military exercises that had riled North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s regime and drawn criticism from President Donald Trump, replacing them with smaller operations..."

https://www.abqjournal.com/1287398/us-and-south-korea-end-military-exercises-that-riled-north-korea-in-favor-of-something-smaller.html

[MFGsunny]

8. Emblematic epic failure - AGAIN - by Dumpster Fire Inc .... at OUR expense (literally) n/t

[djacq]

9. The Fleecing of America!

Loser returns after failing to denuclearize North Korea, ranting about his crime syndicate being investigated, and right after shutting down the government before Christmas.

and his base believes that he should be re-elected!

[lindysalsagal]

12. But Kim got the most powerful office in the world to validate him, so Kim won, we lost.

Because frump is a total moron, a loser and a criminal, and so are the entire GOP.

And I evven heard a pundit claim we have a strong state department this morning.

Delusional. Totally delusional.

[SMoss]

15. $1.3M is wrong

It costs over $3M every time he goes to Florida.

[moondust]

16. Free plane rides around the world!

Lots of security! All the best accomodations! Big buckets of KFC! All for free!!!

Come on down!

[Voltaire2]

17. The costs are appropriate.

The summit was a dud, the clown is in way over his head and doesn’t know it, but that is what it costs to move any president to a foreign location.

Point being, the cost is the wrong target.