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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 Obamas travel costs in one month.
At the same time, the New Jersey state government is shutdown due to a budget crisis
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BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)Where's Hannity and the rest of their ilk commenting about this waste from a fraud?
mnhtnbb
(31,401 posts)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?!?
MattP
(3,304 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,159 posts)spanone
(135,859 posts)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.
Chipper Chat
(9,686 posts)Der Fuhrer probably will be in the john tweeting throughout the whole concert.