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By Ryan Browne and Kevin Bohn, CNN
Updated 3:17 PM ET, Sun September 8, 2019
Washington (CNN) The crew of a US Air Force C-17 stayed at President Donald Trump's golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, during a March refueling stop en route to Kuwait, the Air Force acknowledged, again raising ethics questions about government use of the President's private entities.
The Air Force, which said in a statement it was reviewing the trip records, said the stop was "not unusual." But it's another example of Trump's company earning money from taxpayer dollars, which has led some government watchdogs to argue the arrangement breaches ethical norms and potentially violates a clause of the US Constitution.
"As our air crews serve on these international airlift missions, they follow strict guidelines on contracting for hotel accommodations and all expenditures of taxpayer dollars," Air Force Brig. Gen. Ed Thomas said in a statement. "In this case, they made reservations through the Defense Travel System and used the closest available and least expensive accommodations to the airfield within the crews' allowable hotel rates. While we are still reviewing the trip records, we have found nothing that falls outside the guidelines associated with selecting stopover airports on travel routes and hotel accommodations for crew rest" ...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/08/politics/air-force-donald-trump-turnberry/index.html
Skittles
(153,192 posts)well perhaps SOMEONE ELSE should take a look
struggle4progress
(118,334 posts)Captain Zero
(6,823 posts)Is the next question that needs to be asked. I know what I would bet on for the answer.
riversedge
(70,299 posts)Abnredleg
(670 posts)The airport has servicing agreements with all the services.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Was it "not unusual" then?
riversedge
(70,299 posts)spanone
(135,871 posts)Takket
(21,621 posts)how many times did a crew stop to refuel in Scotland which is...... well... look at a map. Scotland and Kuwait aren't exactly on the same line of latitude
Abnredleg
(670 posts)Prestwick was the easternmost end of the trans-Atlantic ferry route for US aircraft during WWII. If the C-17 was flying from the US with heavy load then Scotland would be a logical place to refuel.
Staying at a Trump hotel was stupid, however.
RockRaven
(14,992 posts)of far greater misdeeds and systematic corruption!
struggle4progress
(118,334 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)Is everyone covering for the Racist Rapist?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12446716
Freethinker65
(10,048 posts)Cost of fuel vs. refueling at US bases, etc.
Did they receive a Trump discount? Was it rack rate?
sinkingfeeling
(51,471 posts)All located in Turnberry.
struggle4progress
(118,334 posts)IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)Google map says:
https://tinyurl.com/y2z9z8om
uponit7771
(90,363 posts)... "allowable hotel" rates but per dium doesn't cover expenses?!