Why didn't she take her friend to Camp David to spend quality time with her?
What did the American taxpayers owe Michelle's friend?
HINT: Look and see who her friend's husband is?
The first reports I saw were the last week in July and incorrect. Spanish and other media said both Barack and Michelle were going to Marbella. Two or three days later, the WH denied those reports and said Michelle was going alone.
Interestingly enough, the first reports were about two weeks after Salman Bin Abdelaziz arrived in Marbella (the Arab prince with whom El Mundo reported Michelle would meet).
Post on FR, July 25th:
Barack Obama to stay in Marbella
Then, the Olive Press, Spain, reported on July 27th:
America’s first lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha, 9, are coming for a five-day visit to Marbella next week . . .While the White House insists the president will not be joining his family, hotel sources claimed that a cake has been ordered for the big night.
Another Olive Press source claimed that the president would fly into the US air force base in Moron de la Frontera, where he would then be flown by helicopter to the coast.
The U.S. press was sceptical of the visit until it was confirmed by the White House on Monday night (July 26th). When we contacted a columnist from The Washington Post she first told us, “There is a huge political downside to a White House family vacationing overseas.”
But afterwards, she said, “Looks like you guys were right.
Full text: ¡Hola, Obama!