Politics

Trump: Who’s paying for Obama’s political trips?

Written by Teunis Felter

Donald Trump on Tuesday ratcheted up his criticism of President Barack Obama’s travel aboard Air Force One to help Hillary Clinton, ripping into the president for his campaign trip to North Carolina at taxpayers’ expense. As conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch has uncovered, a typical trip aboard Air Force One costs upwards of $200,000 per hour. But under guidelines first adopted by the Reagan administration in 1982, and formalized by Congress in 2009, Clinton’s campaign — or the Democratic National Committee — would be obligated to reimburse taxpayers for at least some portion of Obama’s North Carolina trip, under a formula at the discretion of the White House.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/trump-obama-political-trips-225092

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.