Here we go, let’s start the vacation comparisons. So it seems President Donnie is gonna hit Mar-a-Lago every weekend. Hey wouldn’t you wanna get out of cold ass DC during the winter when possible? But it’s gonna be fun watching the offend/defend crowds posting memes and graphics between the Obama/Donnie vacation travels – PB/TK
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago getaway could cost taxpayers more than $3 million – By MATTHEW NUSSBAUM
President Donald Trump’s trip to his luxury resort in Mar-a-Lago this weekend could saddle taxpayers with a bill upward of $3 million and is already drawing the type of scrutiny Trump and other Republicans regularly heaped upon former President Barack Obama.
The Florida trip is Trump’s first getaway as president and is expected to be part business, part pleasure. He will reunite with his wife, Melania, who has been living in Trump Tower in Manhattan as their 10-year-old son Barron finishes the school year, and there are rumors he will attend the American Red Cross’ annual fundraising gala, which is being held at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night. In between the socializing, Trump will have several meetings and phone calls as he maintains his aggressive work schedule.
The trip, which is scheduled to last from Friday night to Monday morning, also likely comes with a hefty price tag.
The closest approximation of the cost comes from a report the Government Accountability Office prepared in 2016 about one of Obama’s trips in 2013 at the request of Republican Sen. John Barrasso. The trip was actually quite similar to the one that Trump is about to take. It occurred in February 2013 over the course of four days. Obama flew from Joint Base Andrews to Chicago on Feb. 15 to deliver a speech on the economy and the middle class, then flew from there to Palm Beach, Florida. He returned on Feb. 18. But for the Chicago detour, Trump’s trip is almost identical.
Continue to politico.com article: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-mar-lago-taxpayers-234562
