If Trump wants to save money, stop the weekend trips to Mar-a-Lago

[signalmankenneth]

Let's make this an issue, contact media sources your senator, congressman and word of mouth about this waste of taxpayer's money!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...ekend-trips-to-mar-a-lago-20170317-story.html

https://twitter.com/x/status/842822311422181376

 

[Cancel 2018.2]

Can any trumper defend this?

 

[Micawber]

Trump is a clown and a big loser.

 

[cancel2 2022]

Can any trumper defend this?

No, it is not defensible if true.

 

[tinfoil]

Jesus Christ, that website just bludgeoned me with pop-over ads. I feel like I was assaulted. I don't minds ads in most cases. I understand why they have to sells ads, but it's ridiculous when they take the experience to annoying levels. One pop-over on page load is enough. I will never go to their site again. Was it worth it for them to spam me with three ads in 30 seconds (as fast as I could click close on them)? Does it make sense to lose my potential views in the future?

Really stupid.

 

[tsuke]

No, it is not defensible if true.

I see it as a standard of living thing. Obama and Bush did not acheive the level of personal financial success that Trump has before their election so their standard of living is different from the trump family. It looks like most presidents get their financial success after their presidency not before.

 

[Micawber]

I see it as a standard of living thing. Obama and Bush did not acheive the level of personal financial success that Trump has before their election so their standard of living is different from the trump family. It looks like most presidents get their financial success after their presidency not before.

Trump must pay for this personally, as well as his wall. Screw this Imelda Marcos administration.

 

[cancel2 2022]

I see it as a standard of living thing. Obama and Bush did not acheive the level of personal financial success that Trump has before their election so their standard of living is different from the trump family. It looks like most presidents get their financial success after their presidency not before.

He must realise that it gives ammunition to his enemies.

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[Nomad]

I see it as a standard of living thing. Obama and Bush did not acheive the level of personal financial success that Trump has before their election so their standard of living is different from the trump family. It looks like most presidents get their financial success after their presidency not before.

How does Trump's gizz taste, Trumpsucker?

 

[tsuke]

Trump must pay for this personally, as well as his wall. Screw this Imelda Marcos administration.

the marcoses were different. They made their money during the admin because of their power. The lifestyle they had was purely because of that. Trump's lifestyle was developed independent of that.

 

[Nomad]

It's obvious the mainstream media is out to get him by reporting "fake news" just to make him look bad.

That's why they're all over this story, going at it from every angle and not letting it go.

Oh wait....

 

[Micawber]

the marcoses were different. They made their money during the admin because of their power. The lifestyle they had was purely because of that. Trump's lifestyle was developed independent of that.

Great, so it's yet another tax on the middle to support the rich. The richer the potus, the larger that tax.
We don't owe the potus a "lifestyle." Trump should have to live in that old dank smelly man stink house with the trampstamp and any kids like the rest. Tell you what, that's OK if we can tax trump's income based on his "lifestyle" instead of his net after tax fraud deductions, loss carryovers etc?

 

[Nomad]

the marcoses were different. They made their money during the admin because of their power. The lifestyle they had was purely because of that. Trump's lifestyle was developed independent of that.

WTF does that have to do with anything?

This asshole is sticking it to the taxpayer after he made such a big deal out of how he was going to reign in spending and then made this grand, bogus gesture out of how he wasn't going to take his govt salary.

BFD. His salary comes to about 1/10 of what his grandiose lifestyle is costing us to protect his fat, sorry, orange ass.

He should be forced to either provide his own private security or reimburse the govt for everything his travel and SS protection costs above the average amount spent for previous Presidents over the past three administrations.

Congress needs to get on that immediately.

 

[Ralph]

Let's make this an issue, contact media sources your senator, congressman and word of mouth about this waste of taxpayer's money!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...ekend-trips-to-mar-a-lago-20170317-story.html

https://twitter.com/x/status/842822311422181376

You don't conclude that the tax payers are being 'compensated' by Mr. Trump's FREE SERVICE as POTUS and the fact that every time someone rents a room in an offshore Hotel with the Trump name on it...that fee goes directly back into the coffers of the US treasury? Any more "spitwads" to throw? You might be correct about the costs in relation to Trump Towers....its not cheap to covertly intercept communications....while the tax payers are footing the cost of the FBI, the NSA, the CIA....and the IRS to maintain surveillance 24/7 on the Trump Team.

 

[tsuke]

He must realise that it gives ammunition to his enemies.

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do you think ammunition matters at this point? THey will always find something.

 

[Ralph]

Funny as hell....now the spend happy democrats are Frugal in relation to saving taxpayer monies? Just like they are now McCarthyites, and Protectors of Federalism, etc., every time I see propaganda such as this I roll with laughter. Are they serious? Its like the left "demanding" a congressional investigation in the Russian Trump connection with no demonstrable evidence to date after 1 1/2 years of covert investigation. But, in 2008 when they caught a Foreign nation actually hacking into election day equipment.....and a democrat won, there was no patriotic left wing demand for any congressional investigation...why? The LEFT WON.....again, funny as hell. Now we the people will never know if it was CHINA that placed a Marxist into the white house.

 

[Timshel]

You don't conclude that the tax payers are being 'compensated' by Mr. Trump's FREE SERVICE as POTUS and the fact that every time someone rents a room in an offshore Hotel with the Trump name on it...that fee goes directly back into the coffers of the US treasury? Any more "spitwads" to throw? You might be correct about the costs in relation to Trump Towers....its not cheap to covertly intercept communications....while the tax payers are footing the cost of the FBI, the NSA, the CIA....and the IRS to maintain surveillance 24/7 on the Trump Team.

Trump is getting paid. They claim he will give it back to the treasury or donate it (probably to the Trump Foundation) at the end of the year. His pay is only 400K/year, though. According to the OP they are spending that every day to guard his estranged wife.

 

[Jarod]

What I think is significant about it is how much his supporters bitched about Obama taking vacations on taxpayer expense.

 

[Nomad]

Trump is getting paid. They claim he will give it back to the treasury or donate it (probably to the Trump Foundation) at the end of the year. His pay is only 400K/year, though. According to the OP they are spending that every day to guard his estranged wife.

The salary he forgoes is a small fraction of what he's costing the taxpayer.

This needs to be reported on with the same zeal they reported about Hillary's emails with.

 

[Ralph]

What I think is significant about it is how much his supporters bitched about Obama taking vacations on taxpayer expense.

Indeed.....the definition of a CONSERVATIVE, but the opposite of a democrat pretending to be frugal with the taxpayer's dime when its not a democrat act wasting money. If you want to bitch about tax payer waste.....something that protecting the POTUS is not....bitch about all the democrat social program waste and fraud allowed over the decades that amounts to 22 Trillion in taxpayer DEBT since a supposed war on poverty was declared in 1964...with the poverty index remaining constant or higher.

The democrats have wasted more money on poverty over the past 60 years with no results than the cost of all the wars combined in the history of the United States....the 22 trillion wasted is 3x the amount of all US wars combined that amount to a little of 7 Trillion. Talk about WASTE....and you are bitching about 1 billion a year in defense if....your numbers can actually be documented the same way the Heritage Foundation report can be documented at the source...THE US GOVERNMENTS OWN RECORDS? Really?

www.heritage.org/poverty-and-inequality/report/the-war-poverty-after-50-years


All the information can be confirmed at the end of the report, simply prompt references. Anyone can present and document any information they can find that will refute those government sources. But that will not happen as the truth is never subject to refutation.


Fraud is rampant under these democrat programs. If you are going to pick a straw man (democrats are more frugal than conservatives with tax payer monies).....pick one that works. The false premise is the fact that not all taxpayer waste is contained to the protection of the POTUS.....the majority of the waste can be demonstrated to be DEMOCRAT acts of stupidity...law like Obama Care....etc., Does anyone really think the taxpayers should be hit with a bill in the millions to find out the mating habits of the North American earth worm...etc.,?