Florida Congresswoman Tells Trump: Pay Up Or Keep Out
Source: Huffington Post
03/28/2017 02:43 am ET
Rep. Lois Frankel suggests visiting Camp David instead.
By Ed Mazza
The congresswoman who represents the Florida district that includes President Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago resort wants the White House to help pay for his frequent official visits to the area.
. . .
However, she said presidential visits to Palm Beach County have cost $1.7 million in overtime pay and other expenses so far this year. A nearby airport shut down during presidential visits has lost $30,000 every weekend Trump was in town and it missed out on a $440,000 helicopter contract.
In a friendly letter also signed by Democratic Florida Reps. Alcee Hastings and Ted Deutch, Frankel urged the White House to pay for some of the costs of presidential visits.
What were saying to the White House is: Please step up to the plate and help us get this money back, said Frankel, via WPBF. And if youre unable to do that, consider curtailing your travel.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-costs_us_58d9d2c6e4b00f68a5ca35c1
florida08
(4,106 posts)Maeve
(42,281 posts)His supporters loved the idea when it meant Mexico paying for a wall; when it means TAXPAYERS paying for his GOLFING??? Not so much.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)NewRedDawn
(790 posts)like he did Merkel.
JudyM
(29,233 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)I don't know what will.
Get on the TV box, newspapers... call MSNBC, CNN..
Hell, what do I know....
wordpix
(18,652 posts)otherwise, they will roll you over every time and send you the bill for the expenses they've incurred
Bayard
(22,062 posts)$30,000 a weekend lost? Hurting them financially? How about a lawsuit and temporary restraining order?
question everything
(47,474 posts)Let him dip into his own pockets and pay personally. Will never happen..
mitch96
(13,895 posts)if Palm Beach County just slowly reduced the amount of police coverage to Mar-o-largo?
Same if NYC just deployed less police around trump tower... Hummmmmmm
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LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Isn't he getting all those properties updated with all the latest technologies and security measures and the coinciding remodeling that would go along with that...? Free? to him but with our money?
obamanut2012
(26,068 posts)I called her office last week about this, and her staff assured me she was going to do everything she could to "make him pay."