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Taxpayer-funded security costs for Trump sons' trip to Dubai topped $70,000: report
Eric and Donald Trump Jr. traveled to Dubai this week on business related to the family’s company, costing taxpayers more than $70,000.
Government purchase orders outlining the security costs for the Trump sons on their trip, including hotel stays for Secret Service agents and car services, reveal that the total cost to taxpayers was at least $73,000, CBS News reported.
Eric and Donald Trump Jr. visited Hussain Sajwani, a Trump Organization Middle East business partner. Sajwani tweeted a photo of himself with the Trump sons, noting that they were “celebrating [his] daughter Amira’s wedding.”
Link to tweet
A spokeswoman for the Trump Organization told CBS News that the Trumps also went to Dubai to visit with "the team at Trump International Golf Club, Dubai.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382126-taxpayer-funded-security-costs-for-trump-sons-trip-to-dubai-topped
