Saturday, June 20, 2015

Obama women's cultural tour of Italy and the UK will cost US taxpayers at least $547,000 – and rental cars, meals, Secret Service, and 'advance' trips could push the cost to $700,000...

The Obama women's goodwill tour of Italy and England is costing taxpayers in excess of $547,000, government records and estimates indicate.

That amount includes the cost of flying first lady Michelle Obama, her mother and her two daughters to London, Milan, Vicenza and Venice, and the lodging costs incurred throughout the six-day trip.

It doesn't including rental vehicles for the first family's females, their staffers, and their security details.

It also doesn't include the cost of Secret Service protection and the 'advance' trips the White House authorized ahead of time to lay the journey's groundwork and scout secure locations for the VIPs to visit and stay.

The Obamas – minus the president – landed in Venice on Friday for a two-night hotel stay at a total cost to taxpayers of $128,781 for the whole traveling party, according to a State Department contract issued this month.

Assuming the lodging costs in Milan and London were comparable, the accommodations for five of the six overnights will come to $321,952. Full story...

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