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oldtime dfl_er

(6,931 posts) Sat Feb 4, 2017, 02:27 PM Feb 2017

Eric Trumps business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830

Eric Trump’s business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/eric-trumps-trip-to-uruguay-cost-taxpayers-97830-in-hotel-bills/2017/02/03/ababd64e-e95c-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_ericsecret-413pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.98f599d430d3

Each paragraph is more disgusting than the last. This one is particularly galling:

"The money for the hotel rooms was paid through the State Department, but a spokesman there declined to comment on the trip. He instead referred reporters to the White House and back to the Secret Service, whose spokesman once again declined to comment. The White House also did not respond to requests for comment."

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Eric Trumps business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 (Original Post) oldtime dfl_er Feb 2017 OP

Why is the taxpayer footing the bill? shraby Feb 2017 #1

The right only complain when money was spent Blue_true Feb 2017 #4

Con Way: "Royalty Has Its Privileges" dalton99a Feb 2017 #2

Okay, lets take a trip over to Expedia C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #3

They were buying 2naSalit Feb 2017 #6

I guess that proves that the Trump business is not separate from WH? kentuck Feb 2017 #5

Exactly....nt 2naSalit Feb 2017 #7

shraby

(21,946 posts)

1. Why is the taxpayer footing the bill?

Reply to oldtime dfl_er (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2017, 02:29 PM

Feb 2017

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

4. The right only complain when money was spent

Reply to shraby (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 4, 2017, 02:39 PM

Feb 2017

Protecting the Obama girls. They don't complain when millions per week are spent protecting Melania in NYC and the adult Trump children.

dalton99a

(81,517 posts)

2. Con Way: "Royalty Has Its Privileges"

Reply to oldtime dfl_er (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2017, 02:35 PM

Feb 2017

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

3. Okay, lets take a trip over to Expedia

Reply to oldtime dfl_er (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2017, 02:38 PM

Feb 2017

Average tourist hotel prices in Uruguay look to be around $200 per night.
And lets throw in a $100 per diem for food, etc.
And they say they stayed 2 nights....
Well, Eric Trump and entourage spent more than
it would cost for 163 people to make the same visit.

WTF. Were they taking baths in Dom Perignon???