Florida Congresswoman Tells Trump: Pay Up Or Keep Out

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Huffington Post

03/28/2017 02:43 am ET

Rep. Lois Frankel suggests visiting Camp David instead.
By Ed Mazza


The congresswoman who represents the Florida district that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort wants the White House to help pay for his frequent official visits to the area.

. . .

However, she said presidential visits to Palm Beach County have cost $1.7 million in overtime pay and other expenses so far this year. A nearby airport shut down during presidential visits has lost $30,000 every weekend Trump was in town and it missed out on a $440,000 helicopter contract.

In a “friendly” letter also signed by Democratic Florida Reps. Alcee Hastings and Ted Deutch, Frankel urged the White House to pay for some of the costs of presidential visits.

“What we’re saying to the White House is: ‘Please step up to the plate and help us get this money back,’” said Frankel, via WPBF. “And if you’re unable to do that, consider curtailing your travel.”

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-costs_us_58d9d2c6e4b00f68a5ca35c1

[florida08]

1. Nothing but a leech he is

[Maeve]

2. OPM--Other People's Money

His supporters loved the idea when it meant Mexico paying for a wall; when it means TAXPAYERS paying for his GOLFING??? Not so much.

[yurbud]

3. funny

[NewRedDawn]

4. Invoice him

like he did Merkel.

[JudyM]

5. I don't want a dollar of my hard earned $ going to his self-indulgences.

[pangaia]

6. Friendly letter will get you nowhere.

I don't know what will.

Get on the TV box, newspapers... call MSNBC, CNN..
Hell, what do I know....

[wordpix]

8. agree, repugs only understand courts, big fines, prosecutors, jail

otherwise, they will roll you over every time and send you the bill for the expenses they've incurred

[Bayard]

7. Lawsuit and TRO

$30,000 a weekend lost? Hurting them financially? How about a lawsuit and temporary restraining order?

[question everything]

9. Problem is, if the White House pays, it is still taxpyers' money

Let him dip into his own pockets and pay personally. Will never happen..

[mitch96]

10. And what would happen

if Palm Beach County just slowly reduced the amount of police coverage to Mar-o-largo?
Same if NYC just deployed less police around trump tower... Hummmmmmm
m

[LakeArenal]

11. By visting 9 different Dump properties

Isn't he getting all those properties updated with all the latest technologies and security measures and the coinciding remodeling that would go along with that...? Free? to him but with our money?

[obamanut2012]

12. She is also my rep, and a good one

I called her office last week about this, and her staff assured me she was going to do everything she could to "make him pay."