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Trump to spend 7th consecutive weekend at Trump-branded property, at enormous cost to taxpayersAusterity for us, regular Florida vacations for the president.
Aaron Rupar Journalist, ThinkProgress. Twitter: @atrupar. Email: arupar@americanprogress.org Mar 17
President Trump doesnt want to spend federal dollars on after-school programs, meals for poor people, or heating assistance that helps keep folks alive.
But he has no problem wasting more than $3 million a pop to spend weekends at his private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Trump has already made four trips there since becoming president on January 20, and on Friday he confirmed hes headed there this weekend for the fifth time.
Despite vowing during his campaign that he would rarely leave the White House because theres so much work to be done and would not be a president who took vacations because you dont have time to take time off, Trump has visited Trump-branded properties each of the past six weekends. That streak will hit seven when Trump lands at Mar-a-Lago later Friday.
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-mar-a-lago-trump-branded-properties-weekends-41d373bbe97a#.pht94697g
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Trump will pay for his obscenely expensive Florida vacations by killing off meals on wheels and school lunches for poor kids.
elfin
(6,262 posts)Have seen both. Each is scandalous ( unless incurred by a Dem.)
Some must be personal (at least in documented part). Some must be "campaign" - also in documented part.
Bill(s) need to be sent on behalf of taxpayers and posted publicly to be reimbursed of the overage compared to past administrations.
They do care about real taxpayers, right???
On a spreadsheet somewhere to be sure. If not - should make headlines -- right???
jmowreader
(50,527 posts)Yeah. It's scandalous, and it gets worse: iirc we're paying a million a DAY to have people guard Trump Tower.
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)But, yeah, Obama took a lot of vacations that cost us money.
Mendocino
(7,480 posts)down in Money-Ill-Laundered. The government provided mansion in DC gets too lonely and scary for him, Camp David isn't opulent enough. Malaria doesn't want him coming to NYC. He can go to FL, hang with all his lackeys and groupies, and feel wanted.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Mendocino
(7,480 posts)where it belongs, dt wears it on his head.
gopiscrap
(23,725 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,983 posts)so Trump can bask like a glutton in his gaudy gilt palace???
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,709 posts)Stinky The Clown
(67,757 posts)Particularly in light of that fucking ghoul, Mick Mulvaney's joyful hit on the citizens least able to help themselves.