Eric Trump takes two-day business trip and taxpayers foot a bill for almost $100,000

[babylonsister]

WHY do we have to pay for this???

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/02/06/1630581/-Eric-Trump-takes-two-day-business-trip-and-taxpayers-foot-a-bill-for-almost-100-000?detail=facebook


Eric Trump takes two-day business trip and taxpayers foot a bill for almost $100,000
By Walter Einenkel
Monday Feb 06, 2017 · 1:16 PM EST



Eric Trump went down to Uruguay this past month. He was making his first forays into being a big boy, representing the Trump Organization abroad. The best part is that the Trump Organization didn’t even have to cover it all!

When the president-elect’s son Eric Trump jetted to Uruguay in early January for a Trump Organization promotional trip, U.S. taxpayers were left footing a bill of nearly $100,000 in hotel rooms for Secret Service and embassy staff.

It was a high-profile jaunt out of the country for Eric, the fresh-faced executive of the Trump Organization who, like his father, pledged to keep the company separate from the presidency. Eric mingled with real estate brokers, dined at an open-air beachfront eatery and spoke to hundreds at an “ultra exclusive” Trump Tower Punta del Este evening party celebrating his visit.

And while $100K, in the scheme of the United States budget, is chicken feed, let’s all realize that this jaunt was only two days.

The bill for the Secret Service’s hotel rooms in Uruguay totaled $88,320. The U.S. Embassy in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay, paid an additional $9,510 for its staff to stay in hotel rooms to “support” the Secret Service detail for the “VIP visit,” according to purchasing orders reviewed by The Washington Post.

Nothing says “I am free and clear of conflicts of interest” like walking into a business meeting with a goddamn Secret Service detail … because your dad and de facto head of your company is the president of the United States of America.

[greymattermom]

1. there is a government rate for business trips

and he should be reimbursed for legitimate trips at that rate. It would be around 1000 for a 2 day trip in my experience.

[Mc Mike]

2. If we paid Uruguay 200 k, would they consider keeping him?

Seems like a sound investment, one time cost.

[Initech]

3. They accused Obama of spending 10 times this much to go to Hawaii.

God, people are dumb.

[dalton99a]

4. And that's just the beginning

[Cosmocat]

7. YEP

nm

[logosoco]

5. Eric trump aka elephant killer

Seems to be selfish ignorant and an egotist just like his dad.

[world wide wally]

6. Did he stay at a Trump hotel and have us pay for that so daddy could pocket some too?

Talk about a banana fucking Repblicans America has decided to be.

[TexasBushwhacker]

10. Yes, that was the whole point of the trip

For Eric to be there for the grand opening.

[Cosmocat]

8. SO ... Hillary is elected and Chelsea goes on a trip like this

what would have been the right wing/"liberal media" reaction ?

[dlk]

9. It's All Part of the Trump Family Money Grab

Trump's presidency is just one big money grab.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. Does that include the Secret Service bill for hookers and blow?

They have standards, when it comes to central/south american visits.

[Achilleaze]

12. another Republican ripoff of the American taxpayer

The "billionaire" Trumps must pay back the taxpayers for this Republican ripoff.

[WillowTree]

13. All children of a sitting president have Secret Service protection. This is nothing new or unusual.