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Trump has spent more visiting Mar-a-Lago than Mueller has on Russia probe
The Hill ^ | 6/2/18 | John Bowden

Posted on 06/03/2018 4:37:10 AM PDT by DoodleDawg

The president has repeatedly attacked the Mueller probe for racking up millions of dollars in expenditures, doing so most recently this week after the Justice Department reported that the special counsel's office had spent roughly $16.7 million on expenses in just over a year of investigation.

"A.P. has just reported that the Russian Hoax Investigation has now cost our government over $17 million, and going up fast. No Collusion, except by the Democrats!" Trump tweeted Friday.

But that number is dwarfed by the amount required to pay for the president's numerous trips to the "Winter White House," which Washington Post and Politico analyses have estimated to cost taxpayers on average between $1 million and $3 million dollars per trip.

As of Dec. 26, Trump had spent 39 days at Mar-a-Lago in 2017. Trump took his 17th trip to the property in April, according to Town and Country magazine.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


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KEYWORDS: mueller
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To: Thank You Rush

“”I had a runny tally”” - well, not really - that was supposed to be RUNNING tally....and I was supposed to preview, right?


61 posted on 06/03/2018 7:07:52 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: mass55th

True!

Good morning...I’m getting a late start on the day, how about you?


62 posted on 06/03/2018 7:08:38 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Flick Lives

“which Washington Post and Politico analyses have estimated to cost taxpayers on average between $1 million and $3 million dollars per trip. “

Sheesh ! Should they not hve gottten a real economist from NYC, like Paul Krugman, to do some real analysis ? /SARC


63 posted on 06/03/2018 7:15:14 AM PDT by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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To: Thank You Rush

Yep...late start here too. I’m at my sister-in-law’s at the moment. Will be leaving in a while to drive to the western part of the state. My cousin passed in February, and I’d promised his wife at the funeral, that I’d be back to visit once the weather got good. I’ll be staying there until Tuesday, then heading home.


64 posted on 06/03/2018 7:21:08 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: DoodleDawg

When was the last time soebarkah donated his Presidential salary to anyone?


65 posted on 06/03/2018 7:21:12 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: DoodleDawg

From Newsweak so it’s got to be a conservative estimate:

“OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TRAVEL COST $114 MILLION”

$114,000,000/96 months = $1.18 million/mo.

Trump at $17 million for 16 months = $1.06 million/mo.

Trump works on his time away from the WH unlike Obama’s philandering.

https://www.google.com/search?q=114%2F96%3D&rlz=1CAACAR_enUS798US798&oq=114%2F96%3D&aqs=chrome..69i57.18489j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


66 posted on 06/03/2018 7:32:39 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: DoodleDawg

Yes, they forgot to throw in all of barry and michelle’s trips to Hawaii, to florida to play golf with a pro, to Italy, etc.

They also forgot to mention the fact that Trump, Melania, and Ivanka serve with NO SALARY.

I’m sure Trump would take his own 757 to Maralogo, but security won’t allow it.

Bush traveled to his home, in Texas, Elder Bush to Maine, Clinton to hot dates, and Obama to golf games.

So they can all shut up. The President’s travels and expense are all budgeted, and available to the president.

Mueller’s expenses are made up of nonsense, producing nothing.


67 posted on 06/03/2018 8:04:41 AM PDT by FrankR (If it wasn't for stupid ideas, the left would have no ideas at all.)
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To: heshtesh

Correct, if the Hill has any credibility they’ll report on Obama’s extravagant vacations to Hawaii, Martha’s Vineyard, , Michelle taking the family & 40 of her pals around the world,...Trump owns his property, not a leach like the Clintons & Obamas....I won’t hold my breath...


68 posted on 06/03/2018 8:12:53 AM PDT by jacknyc
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To: heshtesh

Wasn’t that in the neighborhood of $88 million?


69 posted on 06/03/2018 8:17:04 AM PDT by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorableu)
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To: frnewsjunkie

“No complaints with all the trips on seperate planes and taking others, reserving complete floors in hotel..
By obama and wife and entourage...”

Even dragging along Granny Robinson. The total of personal travel expenses for the Obama tribe must be staggering!


70 posted on 06/03/2018 8:18:26 AM PDT by beelzepug (The permanent political class that runs this country is...the great(est) danger we face)
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To: heshtesh

While we’re at it, shall we total up San Fran Nan’s free military plane rides, including transporting a military jet to another airbase to save her highness fifteen minutes? And the $100,000 bar tab?


71 posted on 06/03/2018 8:20:03 AM PDT by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorableu)
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To: SmokingJoe

There’s your proof that not one of these imbeciles have ever had real, grown up jobs. They have no clue how much actual, legitimate business in America is conducted on the dang golf course. Any businessman with more than thirty minutes of experience knows this.


72 posted on 06/03/2018 8:22:34 AM PDT by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorableu)
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To: DoodleDawg

Trump is making money, cutting regs, reducing Fed payroll by $2 billion, etc.

Mueller produces crap.


73 posted on 06/03/2018 8:26:11 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: DoodleDawg

Trump had to leave the White House because Obama delayed security renovations until after Trump took office:

http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-wont-work-oval-office-white-house-renovations-could-take-year-according-2447566

While speaking with Fox News’ “Happening Now” Wednesday, Karl Rove, the deputy chief of staff for former President George W. Bush, said it may be a year before Trump can work from the Oval Office due to security renovations.

Rove alleged current President Barack Obama was initially supposed to direct the upgrades on the room in which most presidents operate during their tenure. However, Obama refused and decided to pass the job to his successor.

“President Obama could have told the Secret Service, ‘I know you want to modernize the Oval Office with security enhancements — literally strip it down to the bare walls and build it back up so we’ve got bulletproof glass and so forth and so on, security arrangements in it, in my last year in office,’ but instead he said, ‘Why don’t you do that [with] whoever comes next,’” Rove said in the clip surfaced by the New York Post.


74 posted on 06/03/2018 8:45:48 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

They don’t like it when things get better it kills their cause.


75 posted on 06/03/2018 8:52:40 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Oh, so Trump has spent more time IN HIS OWN HOME than Mueller has in a taxpayer provided office?!

Ehrmagerd!


76 posted on 06/03/2018 9:07:03 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: DoodleDawg

We’ve all spent more time in the bathroom than the Mueller Witch Hunt and produced the same results.

The difference?

We get to flush it.


77 posted on 06/03/2018 9:43:34 AM PDT by COUNTrecount (If only Harvey Weinstein's bathrobe could talk.)
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To: DoodleDawg

But, return on investment. Mueller made us a laughing stock by chasing 10 Russians and can’t back it up. POTUS is ending the Korean War and cutting our taxes.


78 posted on 06/03/2018 9:59:34 AM PDT by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: DoodleDawg

Good thing POTUS Trump doesn’t have a Dog like the Obama’s do.

That would require an additional Airplane.


79 posted on 06/03/2018 10:04:06 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The only good Commie is a dead Commie. Cast your Vote Accordingly.)
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To: mass55th

Have a safe trip - hope your weather cooperates.


80 posted on 06/03/2018 10:17:13 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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