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-- 2016 --
December 4: Trump is priciest President-elect to protect at up to $1M a
day
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-priciest-president-elect-protect-1m-day-article-1.2897524
-- 2017 --
February 17: It's costing a fortune to
protect the Trump family
Protecting the president isn't easy or cheap, and according to estimates
from The Washington Post, the cost to protect President Donald Trump and his
family is on track to supersede the cost to protect former President Barack
Obama and his family by hundreds of millions of dollars.
http://www.businessinsider.com/cost-of-protecting-trump-secret-service-2017-2
February 22: Trump's Family Trips Cost
Taxpayers Nearly As Much In A Month As Obama's Cost In A Whole Year
Donald Trump's regular jaunts to his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida appear to
be costing taxpayers a small fortune. The president's three trips have probably
cost the federal Treasury about $10 million, the
Washington Post estimates, based on an October 2016 Government
Accountability Office
analysis of White House travel.
By comparison, Barack Obama's travel expenses averaged just $12.1 million during
each year of his presidency. In total, Obama's eight year travel bill came to
$97 million and unbelievably, Donald Trump is on pace to outspend him in less
than one year.
The Washington Post says "the elaborate lifestyle of America’s first family
is straining the Secret Service and security officials, stirring financial and
logistical concerns in several local communities, and costing far beyond what
has been typical for previous presidents."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/02/22/trumps-family-trips-cost-taxpayers-nearly-as-much-in-a-month-as-obamas-cost-in-a-whole-year/#602be26636e4
April 11: Donald Trump's travel to his private club in Florida has cost
over an estimated $20 million in his first 80 days as president, putting the
president on pace in his first year of office to surpass former President Barack
Obama's spending on travel for his entire eight years.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/10/politics/donald-trump-obama-travel-costs/index.html
May 6: "Rather than causing a
big disruption in N.Y.C., I will be working out of my home in Bedminster, N.J.
this weekend. Also saves country money!" he tweeted. ...
Trump has spent several weekends since taking office in January at his Mar-a-Lago
estate in Palm Beach, Fla. The frequent trips have been the subject of scrutiny
from some who say the president is racking up millions of dollars in unnecessary
travel expenses.
Trump often attacked former President
Barack Obama for playing golf on weekends or taking vacations. Trump
has spent 22 days since taking office in January at his golf properties,
according to The
New York Times, which has tracked his golf outings.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332250-trump-staying-in-nyc-more-expensive-and-disruptive
May 6: President Trump was reportedly spotted hitting the links at his
Bedminster, N.J., golf club on Saturday ahead of a tweet he posted about holding
meetings.
Journalists tweeted a photo of Trump playing golf at the New Jersey club that
was posted to an Instagram account Saturday before it was apparently deleted.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/332252-trump-reportedly-golfing-after-tweeting-about-meetings
[About Trump and Pence planning the sports venue
walkout at taxpayer expense]:
On Twitter: I asked
@VP
Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am
proud of him and
@SecondLady
Karen.
October 8
@realDonaldTrump
On Twitter: I left today's Colts game
because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers,
our Flag, or our National Anthem
October 8
@VP (Pence)
October 8: According to the Air Force,
flying a C-32, the model of plane used for Air Force 2, for one hour costs about
$30,000. Pence's flight from Las Vegas to Indianapolis Saturday took about three
hours and 20 minutes, so it cost about $100,000
Pence then flew from Indianapolis to Los Angeles on Sunday, which took about
four hours and 45 minutes, costing about $142,500. [This does not include costs
of advance personnel, Secret Service or support on the ground] ...
Some criticized Trump and Pence
for the walkout, with Hawaii Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz tweeting, "Wait. This
was orchestrated to make a point? That's not an inexpensive thing to do."
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/08/politics/pence-indianapolis-flights-cost/index.html
October 9: [MSNBC pundit Steve] Schmidt, a
former Republican operative who served as Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) 2008
presidential campaign manager, ripped into the Hoosier on "Morning Joe" for what
he called Pence's "stunt."
Schmidt said Pence wasted taxpayer money by flying Air Force Two from Las Vegas to Indy, and then back to the West Coast after prematurely leaving Lucas Oil Stadium.
"[Pence took a] full package of Secret Service from Las Vegas to Indianapolis
for a stunt; inconvenienced tens of thousands of Colts fans to... use the flag
and the anthem as a prop."
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/09/msnbc-steve-schmidt-says-pence-displayed-appalling-disgusting-behavior-nfl-colts-game
On Twitter: The trip by
@VP
Pence was long planned. He is receiving great praise for leaving game after the
players showed such disrespect for country!
October 9
@realDonaldTrump
-- 2018 --
June 21: Who Pays For Presidential Rallies?
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/06/21/gq-presidential-rallies/
July 27: Have U.S. taxpayers spent $72
million on Trump’s golf outings?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
October 17: Tracking President Trump's
Visits to Trump Properties
President Donald Trump frequently uses his luxury properties for government
business and leisure, prompting
ethics concerns over a president appearing to promote his private enterprise at
public cost.
NBCNews.com and the NBC News White House unit are tracking Trump's visits to his
properties and golf courses since his inauguration.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/how-much-time-trump-spends-trump-properties-mar-lago-n753366
-- 2019 --
February 13: CREW Requests Documents on Eric
Trump’s Uruguay Trip
Eric Trump recently
tweeted
about a business trip he took to Uruguay in January 2019 to visit the
construction site of Trump Tower Punta del Este. A previous
trip
to Uruguay cost the U.S. taxpayers “nearly $100,000 in hotel rooms for Secret
Service and embassy staff.” Under the Freedom of Information Act, CREW requested
Secret Service records that would show the costs of Eric Trump’s most recent
trip to Uruguay.
Eric Trump, as a son of the president, is entitled to Secret Service protection.
However this protection comes at a significant cost when the Trump children
travel abroad to advance their private business interests. Ultimately, promotion
of these international holdings also promotes the business interests of the
President because he has refused to divest. The American people deserve to know
how much of their tax dollars are spent towards increasing the president’s
personal bottom line.
https://www.citizensforethics.org/foia/foia-eric-trumps-uruguay-trip/
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