Maxine Waters hits Trump over taxpayer cost of golf outings

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Maxine Waters hits Trump over taxpayer cost of golf outings
By Owen Daugherty - 07/08/19 08:45 AM EDT

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) knocked President Trump on Monday for the cost she said his golf trips carry for U.S. taxpayers.

Waters said that Trump criticized former President Obama for golfing, but that Trump's trips to the course have cost millions.

“Remember Trump’s criticism of Obama golfing? The cost of Trump’s golfing is now $108M,” Waters tweeted, though she did not cite a report behind the dollar figure.

Huffpost reported Friday that Trump’s golf outings during his tenure in the White House have cost taxpayers more than $108 million, largely due to travel and security costs.

“Big spender Trump, disregarding the national debt only adds to his dishonesty. Trump should have been impeached a long time ago.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/451940-maxine-waters-hits-trump-over-taxpayer-cost-of-golf-outings

[mountaineer]

Mooch, her daughters, their friends and assorted hangers-on tour Spain on our dime.

[skeeter]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/rep-maxine-waters-family-continues-to-profit-directly-from-her-position-in-congress

[Chosen Daughter]

Mooch, her daughters, their friends and assorted hangers-on tour Spain on our dime.

I think we were all thinking the same thing probably.  They didn't care about Obama's over the top cost of travel.

[rustynail]

Peach foty-fi, peach foty-fi!

[libertybele]

"Big Spender Trump" ... says one of the most corrupt DEM women in Congress.

Her corruption is quite amazing; yet she gets away with it!

https://s3.amazonaws.com/storage.citizensforethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20022703/Waters%2C%20Maxine.pdf

[txradioguy]

And what was the cost when Leon Panetta was the SecDef and was flown at government expense every weekend to his Vinyard/Residence in California?

How much does Pelosi spend when she commandeers a plane from the 89th Airlift Wing (The Presidential Fleet) to fly to San Francisco with family members and staffers in tow?

[Cyber Liberty]

Every time a Rat complains about the cost of something, God kills a kitten.

[txradioguy]

Every time a Rat complains about the cost of something, God kills a kitten.

@Cyber Liberty

If that's true then they're mass murderers.

[libertybele]

And what was the cost when Leon Panetta was the SecDef and was flown at government expense every weekend to his Vinyard/Residence in California?

How much does Pelosi spend when she commandeers a plane from the 89th Airlift Wing (The Presidential Fleet) to fly to San Francisco with family members and staffers in tow?

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I truly had no idea.  Thanks for the info.

[txradioguy]

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I truly had no idea.  Thanks for the info.

@libertybele

It looks like they've tightened the reins on her use of the AF C-32 (Boeing 757-200) that she treated like her own personal jet but here's a break down of the bills she rang up and to my knowledge has never paid back.

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained documents from the Air Force detailing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s use of United States Air Force aircraft for Congressional Delegations (CODELs). According to the documents, obtained by Judicial Watch through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Speaker’s military travel cost the United States Air Force $2,100,744.59 over a two-year period — $101,429.14 of which was for in-flight expenses, including food and alcohol. The following are highlights from the recent release of about 2,000 documents:

Speaker Pelosi used Air Force aircraft to travel back to her district at an average cost of $28,210.51 per flight. The average cost of an international CODEL is $228,563.33. Of the 103 Pelosi-led congressional delegations (CODEL), 31 trips included members of the House Speaker’s family.

One CODEL traveling from Washington, DC, through Tel Aviv, Israel to Baghdad, Iraq May 15-20, 2008, “to discuss matters of mutual concern with government leaders” included members of Congress and their spouses and cost $17,931 per hour in aircraft alone. Purchases for the CODEL included: Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, E&J brandy, Bailey’s Irish Crème, Maker’s Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewars scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniels whiskey, Corona beer and several bottles of wine.

According to a “Memo for Record” from a March 29—April 7, 2007, CODEL that involved a stop in Israel, “CODEL could only bring Kosher items into the Hotel. Kosher alcohol for mixing beverages in the Delegation room was purchased on the local economy i.e. Bourbon, Whiskey, Scotch, Vodka, Gin, Triple Sec, Tequila, etc.”

The Department of Defense advanced a CODEL of 56 members of Congress and staff $60,000 to travel to Louisiana and Mississippi July 19-22, 2008, to “view flood relief advances from Hurricane Katrina.” The three-day trip cost the U.S. Air Force $65,505.46, exceeding authorized funding by $5,505.46.

“Speaker Pelosi has a history of wasting taxpayer funds with her boorish demands for military travel. And these documents suggest the Speaker’s congressional delegations are more about partying than anything else,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

Judicial Watch previously obtained internal DOD email correspondence detailing attempts by DOD staff to accommodate Pelosi’s numerous requests for military escorts and military aircraft as well as the speaker’s last minute cancellations and changes.

https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-uncovers-new-documents-detailing-pelosis-use-air-force-aircraft/

The last time she tried to use the plane...Trump did what should have been done by others a long time ago and cancelled the flight.

[roamer_1]

After all the omnibus spending, there ain't a damn one of em on either side that have a leg to stand upon.