Trumps' Mar-a-Lago trip costs more than $1 Million a Day for taxpayers

[Anonymous]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-05/a-trump-mar-a-lago-trips-cost-u-s-3-4-million-gao-estimates

Four of President Donald Trump’s trips to his Florida home in 2017 cost taxpayers about $13.6 million, amounting to nearly $1 million a day, the U.S. government’s watchdog reported Tuesday.

The federal government’s costs for the four trips included $60,000 paid directly to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released the day of the president’s annual State of the Union address.

Trump was at the Mar-a-Lago resort for portions of 14 days during the period the GAO examined from Feb. 3 through March 5, 2017.

The GAO noted in its report that it didn’t include some expenses that are classified nor did it include salaries or benefits, including overtime, for Secret Service and Defense Department personnel or other government employees traveling with the president. The salaries and benefits would be paid regardless of their duties on those days, the GAO said.

The totals include operating costs for aircraft and boats and temporary duty costs such as transportation, meals, lodging and incidental expenses, according to the report.

The actual cost is much higher I would suppose. Can the conservatives call for end of this misuse of taxpayers money. This is fiscally extremely irresponsible when we cannot afford healthcare or education for all in this country. When this country has thousands of people who sleep or the streets and cannot afford meal, Trump vacations in his own club costing us millions of dollars. This needs to end.

[Anonymous]

More importantly, how much of that $13.6 million goes directly into Trump's pockets for SS lodging, golf carts, etc.?

[Anonymous]

There needs to be a cap. President's should have vacations, but it should not be unlimited and the bills should not be paid by the American People.

If Trump is as rich as he purports, he should write a check to cover the costs.

[Anonymous]

I want to add, just think how much it's going to cost us as a country to have secret service detail on him after he leaves office.

[Anonymous]

unless Fox reports it, Trumpers won't even know about it or will consider it fake news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There needs to be a cap. President's should have vacations, but it should not be unlimited and the bills should not be paid by the American People.

If Trump is as rich as he purports, he should write a check to cover the costs.

Exactly. This graft has got to stop. No president, regardless of political party, should be able to abuse the American taxpayers like Trump & his trailer-trash family have during his presidency. Laws capping this incredible excess and the guarding of multiple wives and adult children must be enacted.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure all those Trump voters who owe taxes this year think it's fine.

[Anonymous]

Not to mention taxpayers paying for Trump's weekly golf trips or his adult sons flying abroad for their personal business. Disgusting band of grifters.

[Anonymous]

Report: 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 milliWASHINGTON
As America’s first family enjoys its eighth and final vacation in Hawaii, new estimates put the price tag of the Obamas’ annual trip at $3.5 million or more.

In total, the cost of the the first family’s personal or largely personal travel during the last eight years comes to $85 million – though that is likely to climb to $90 million after additional records are released, according to the conservative group Judicial Watch based on federal government records.

The cost of Air Force One and other government planes as well as helicopters, cargo planes, armored cars, Secret Service protection and advance, communications and medical staff has led Judicial Watch to push for less personal travel.

Read more here: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html#storylink=cpy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Report: 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 milliWASHINGTON
As America’s first family enjoys its eighth and final vacation in Hawaii, new estimates put the price tag of the Obamas’ annual trip at $3.5 million or more.

In total, the cost of the the first family’s personal or largely personal travel during the last eight years comes to $85 million – though that is likely to climb to $90 million after additional records are released, according to the conservative group Judicial Watch based on federal government records.

The cost of Air Force One and other government planes as well as helicopters, cargo planes, armored cars, Secret Service protection and advance, communications and medical staff has led Judicial Watch to push for less personal travel.

Read more here: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html#storylink=cpy

And how much has Trump spent in just over two years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Report: 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 milliWASHINGTON
As America’s first family enjoys its eighth and final vacation in Hawaii, new estimates put the price tag of the Obamas’ annual trip at $3.5 million or more.

In total, the cost of the the first family’s personal or largely personal travel during the last eight years comes to $85 million – though that is likely to climb to $90 million after additional records are released, according to the conservative group Judicial Watch based on federal government records.

The cost of Air Force One and other government planes as well as helicopters, cargo planes, armored cars, Secret Service protection and advance, communications and medical staff has led Judicial Watch to push for less personal travel.

Read more here: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html#storylink=cpy

Again, someone's REALLY bad at math.

$85mil in 8 years VS $150 million in 2yrs. At this rate, it will cost $300mil in his first term, and $600mill over 8 years.

Did you attend Trump U by chance?

From your own website source: Trump makes money off of his visits, paid for by the taxpayers.

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article159988019.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Report: 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 milliWASHINGTON
As America’s first family enjoys its eighth and final vacation in Hawaii, new estimates put the price tag of the Obamas’ annual trip at $3.5 million or more.

In total, the cost of the the first family’s personal or largely personal travel during the last eight years comes to $85 million – though that is likely to climb to $90 million after additional records are released, according to the conservative group Judicial Watch based on federal government records.

The cost of Air Force One and other government planes as well as helicopters, cargo planes, armored cars, Secret Service protection and advance, communications and medical staff has led Judicial Watch to push for less personal travel.

Read more here: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html#storylink=cpy

Again, someone's REALLY bad at math.

$85mil in 8 years VS $150 million in 2yrs. At this rate, it will cost $300mil in his first term, and $600mill over 8 years.

Did you attend Trump U by chance?

From your own website source: Trump makes money off of his visits, paid for by the taxpayers.

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article159988019.html

+1 Plus Secret Service follows Donnie and Eric around the globe as they do their sketchy Trump business deals. The costs of this family's protection is mindboggling.

[Anonymous]

We have obtained records from the U.S. Department of the Air Force and the Secret Service in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and two FOIA lawsuits for travel expenses by the families of former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump.

The total for Obama travel is $9,028,346.90 for this production of documents. Added to the previously released costs, the known total for travel expenses for the Obamas is now a staggering $114,691,322.17.

https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/in-the-news/astounding-final-tally-obama-familys-taxpayer-funded-travel-raising-questions/

This site has information in all Trump’s vacation and travel costs. If you don’t like the source offer an alternative. They file FOIA paperwork for this info.

https://www.judicialwatch.org/document-archive/tag/presidential-travel-docs/

Link to copies of Obama travel documents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Report: 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 milliWASHINGTON
As America’s first family enjoys its eighth and final vacation in Hawaii, new estimates put the price tag of the Obamas’ annual trip at $3.5 million or more.

In total, the cost of the the first family’s personal or largely personal travel during the last eight years comes to $85 million – though that is likely to climb to $90 million after additional records are released, according to the conservative group Judicial Watch based on federal government records.

The cost of Air Force One and other government planes as well as helicopters, cargo planes, armored cars, Secret Service protection and advance, communications and medical staff has led Judicial Watch to push for less personal travel.

Read more here: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html#storylink=cpy

And how much has Trump spent in just over two years?

You can search judicial watch. I don’t like any politician spending out money on their vacations.

[Anonymous]

Our money that is.

Judicial watch is a source that will sue for these documents- even Trumps. It’s not covering for Trump.

You people are jerks. The information is there find it yourself. I am not your Alexa.