Tonight Trump gives his first
speech to members of Congress. He is supposed to be discussing his budget. We
already know he plans to increase military spending by $56 million dollars
while cutting funds to the Environmental Protection Agency and other existing
areas of interest. I guess he only cares about the environment around his golf
courses. He should be addressing the
amount of money his and his personal family is costing the taxpayers already. How
much money is the Trump family costing us? The Secret Service is trying to keep
up with the various places the Donald wishes to be. Most recently he was
conducting meetings at his Washington D.C. property. Why won’t he stay at the
White House where the secret service is already set up to protect the
President?
Those bloated Congressmen are no
better. I guess we can call all of them American Royalty because they certainly
act like royals instead of servants of the American people. Last year
Congressmen spent more money than ever on travel. Let them spend their own
money when they travel. They get paid plenty. Taxpayers are funding a
first-class congressional foreign travel boom. We have Ambassadors for that
living all over the world. Let them skype them. Will the Don talk about that? I
doubt it. Just in 2016 they took 557 trips that cost $10,000or more per trip. They
traveled so much that their trips grew by 27% over where they went in 2015.
Why? Because they can obviously! It is estimated that the total cost for 2016
Congressional travel cost about $20 million dollars.
Trump has a new skyscraper in
Canada opening. It is a 69 story building. It is the second tallest building in
Vancouver. Trump’s adult sons Eric and Donald Jr. are to attend the official
opening at the taxpayer’s bill to fund what it takes to keep those boys safe
when they go abroad. These guys now run their families empire and since the
election their travel conveniently comes with secret service protection. That
is costing the taxpayer. Promotional videos of the new building paint a life of
luxury. If you buy a condominium in the building you will have access to a
private jet and a chauffeured Rolls Royce. Every one of its more than 200
condominium units are sold. Anywhere they go they are met with protestors so
that is just more a challenge for the secret service. Why do we have to pay for
them profiting from their own businesses? Talk about that Trump!
Eric Trump has already made three
overseas business trips since our new President took office only 2 months ago. Taxpayers
get the bill for his security. In January he traveled to Uruguay for a glitzy
party to promote a Trump building still under construction. Just
that one trip cost the secret service and the State Department $100,000 in
hotel rooms alone. Can’t those greedy Trumps even foot the bill in their hotels
for the guys who protect them? Nope. Eric Trump has also been spotted in the
Dominican Republic. Earlier this month he and his brother Donald Jr. flew to
Dubai for a gala opening this time for a Trump golf course there. How does any
of this benefit the American taxpayer? What is worse is that the poor slobs in
Middle America with no jobs voted for this pompous spoiled family.
The government won’t even
disclose how much money it is costing to keep the brothers safe while they make
personal profits all over the world on these business trips. Federal law requires protection for the
President and his immediate family. But secret service coverage for adult
children is optional. They could decline it as Ron Regan Junior did. The public
has a right to know how much money the Trump adult brother’s security costs
since the purpose of the trips is to make money for their families’ business. Talk about that Mr. President!
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