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HipChick

(25,485 posts)
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 08:01 PM Jul 2017

Trump just wasted $400,000 of taxpayer money to fly back to Washington to attend a concert ....

President Donald Trump has been criticized for millions of dollars in taxpayer money he has wasted traveling to his properties in Florida and New Jersey every weekend to golf. However, Trump has taken his waste even further by flying back to Washington, D.C. for just a few hours for a concert at the Kennedy Center.


According to White House public schedules, Trump flew to Bedminster, New Jersey Friday at 4:20 p.m. Friday afternoon. Public schedules for Saturday, July 1, 2017 reveal Trump will leave New Jersey for Washington a little over 24 hours after arriving. This all to attend the Celebrate Freedom Rally at the Kennedy Center, and fly back to New Jersey for the night. Trump is then expected to return to Washington Monday evening before the Independence Day festivities. According to a Business Insider report, it costs approximately $200,000 an hour to operate Air Force One, which means Trump has cost taxpayers a minimum of $400,000 to attend the Saturday rally.



If Trump had stayed in Washington D.C. for the weekend, he would have saved taxpayers over $800,000 in flights and likely more in security costs by staying at the White House. Reports reveal Trump surpassed one year of former President Barack Obama’s travel costs in one month.

At the same time, the New Jersey state government is shutdown due to a budget crisis
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/presidential-diaper-might-need-changing-internet-hilariously-mocks-old-man-trumps-latest-twitterstorm/

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Trump just wasted $400,000 of taxpayer money to fly back to Washington to attend a concert .... (Original Post) HipChick Jul 2017 OP
"Trump surpassed one year of former President Barack Obamas travel costs in one month." BumRushDaShow Jul 2017 #1
In the eyes of Republicans, government exists to put money in their pockets. mnhtnbb Jul 2017 #2
Probably had a wedding party booked for Saturday morning MattP Jul 2017 #3
He'll be bored out of his mind . . . . no_hypocrisy Jul 2017 #4
sure sounds like fun!!!!!!!!!🤡🤡🤡 spanone Jul 2017 #5
What? No Ted Nugent? Chipper Chat Jul 2017 #6

BumRushDaShow

(128,915 posts)
1. "Trump surpassed one year of former President Barack Obamas travel costs in one month."
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 08:04 PM
Jul 2017

Where's Hannity and the rest of their ilk commenting about this waste from a fraud?

mnhtnbb

(31,386 posts)
2. In the eyes of Republicans, government exists to put money in their pockets.
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 08:07 PM
Jul 2017

Any time a Republican can expense something to the government which benefits that Republican,
that's good government.

Trump will bleed the Treasury dry, if he can, for his benefit.

Why do people not understand this?!?

spanone

(135,830 posts)
5. sure sounds like fun!!!!!!!!!🤡🤡🤡
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 08:21 PM
Jul 2017
Join Dr. Robert Jeffress, Congressman Louie Gohmert, special guest artists, and the First Dallas Celebration Choir and Orchestra in celebrating our freedom as Americans

and as a Nation! Over 200 musicians under the direction of Dr. Doran Bugg will share powerful patriotic music and Dr. Jeffress will share a brief inspirational message. A

special tribute will be made to all veterans during the presentation.







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