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SGT Lou Meza
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Another 3-4 million dollars . At this rate we could be on the hook for 100 million dollars by the end of the year .
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SSG Michael Hartsfield
SSG Michael Hartsfield
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Not including the cost to protect Melania in NYC
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LTC Trent Klug
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Well now, I don't recall anyone being overly concerned with the prior resident of the White House and his trips to all over. I know I wasn't then and am not now.

It was the left who were so concerned with Number 43 playing golf that he stopped completely. Number 44 played so much the media kept track of his golfing adventures.

Also I don't recall the left being concerned for costs when Mrs. O and the kids flew on AF2 for follow-on vacations when the Big O was overseas for 'meetings' with other country's leaders.
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SSG Michael Hartsfield
SSG Michael Hartsfield
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Actually, all of Obama's trips totaled to 85 million over 8 years, or about 8.16 million a year. Trump has surpassed that in the first three weeks of his administration to the tune of 9-12 million (depending on who you ask). Also, Obama didn't take a weekend trip EVERY weekend when he first got elected, did he?
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MAJ Bryan Zeski
MAJ Bryan Zeski
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LTC Trent Klug I also don't recall President Obama talking about how he would rarely be away from the White House because there was so much to do. I DO recall very vividly when the current President said that time and again.

Also, I can't recall ANY time that the First Family under President Obama went and made personal business deals on the taxpayer dollar.
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LTC Trent Klug
LTC Trent Klug
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MAJ Bryan Zeski - , "The bargain that any president strikes with is, you give me this office and in turn my fears, doubts, insecurities, foibles, need for sleep, family life, vacations, leisure, is gone." Barack Obama to Bob Herbert, NY Times columnist, 2008. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D68WS5B19LC4&ved=0ahUKEwiToNDg65DSAhVK7SYKHXf8DH0QwqsBCB8wAQ&usg=AFQjCNEkNdY2Ssi7dLHXco5nMGNQFmMpog&sig2=8BrvzP3LbnHkK4_S9nDPUg
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
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All of these jaunts are relevant...but nothing was said when Obama played over 333 rounds of golf during his presidency...almost one full year of golf. He spent $10 million a year in vacations...excess of $85 million total in vacations...which doesn't include numerous trips to Camp David. Also not on that list is the amount of trips that Michelle and the kids took without him...NYC date nights...preposition of aircraft and assets and her trips like the one she took to Africa/Great Britain/Ireland/China touring not being an ambassador. HOWEVER...NOW...all presidents do this...Obama went to Hawaii, Bush went to Texas (however, he quit playing golf because it didn't feel right to him to play golf with troops on the ground fighting), Clinton went wherever the ladies were, Bush one went to Kennebunkport...so on and so on. However, when you really think about it, they are never really on vacation...just away from the White House. These numbers can be spun anyway anybody wants them spun and make them look good for their cause. Is it waste anyway you look at it in my book but if I had to put up with what they had to put up with...I would be taking vacations and playing golf as well. IMHO.
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Capt John Schmitt
Capt John Schmitt
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Plus all of Michael's and the girls vacations around the world on a monthly basis.
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SFC William Hawes
SFC William Hawes
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I can't believe anybody remembers Camp David........1st time since Jimmy Carter......
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Ya but Bush only came to Kennebunkport about 5 times a year. I know because AF One landed at Pease AFB where I was stationed. They then had a motorcade from the base to Kennebunkport; nothing moved on base from time he landed until motorcade departed, so you tend to recall how often that happened. Trump has accomplished a years worth of Bush travel in two months.
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