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As his presidency winds down, President Barack Obama can rest comfortably in the knowledge that one thing he can be remembered for without debate is his exorbitant vacations.
Judicial Watch announced today that the Obamas have spent a whopping $85,029,819 on not-strictly-business travel since they moved into the White House, and the sad part was that the spending spree isn’t over yet — they still have one final taxpayer-funded Christmas vacation planned.
Judicial Watch obtained records from the U.S. Secret Service, which revealed that last year the Obamas’ Christmas vacation cost $1.2 million, which could bring the family’s total cost of vacation trips to at least $4.8 million. Christmas in Hawaii is a tradition for the Obamas, making the trip this year the family’s ninth holiday excursion.
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That total amount included trips Obama took to attend fundraisers for the Democrat Party and to play golf and make appearances on television, the group said. It didn’t, however, include official White House travel to places like Cuba and Argen, reported the U.K. Daily Mail.
Judicial Watch president Tom Litton said the Obamas were abusing Secret Service and the Air Force with the unnecessary travel and that travel spending for fundraising and luxury vacations could be a “good target for reform for the incoming Trump administration.”
The amount of money the Obamas waste on lavish vacations is sickening when our veterans are dying and hungry. There is so much good that could be done with just a portion of that money, yet we have a president who doesn’t seem to consider the costs of his trips, much less how hardworking Americans feel about their money being spent so recklessly.
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At least we can find a little comfort in knowing that the Obama overspending habit is coming to an end — at least with regard to taxpayer dollars.
H/T WZ
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