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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump lies about having to return back to his Las Vegas hotel each night, costing taxpayers millions
Of course, going straight in his pockets..
LAS VEGAS ― President Donald Trumps choice to stay at his own Las Vegas hotel each night during the western states swing that wraps up Friday likely cost taxpayers a million extra dollars as well as diverted thousands of them into his own cash registers.
Previous presidents on extended trips away from the White House typically stayed in the city of each days final event, or traveled to the city of the following days first event. Trump, instead, traveled back to Las Vegas each night from California, Arizona and Colorado to overnight at his Trump International Hotel ― requiring several extra hours flying time on Air Force One, a plane that costs taxpayers about a quarter-million dollars per hour in the air.
At this point in his presidency, theres no way to look at it other than Donald Trump is using his position and taxpayer dollars to make money for his businesses, said Jordan Libowitz with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. This is beyond a conflict of interest. This is corruption, plain and simple.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-las-vegas-hotel_n_5e4fe0dfc5b629695f596f0b
Ohiogal
(32,213 posts)Woo hoo.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)I don't know because I don't watch them anymore.
Are they?
Or are the only ones making a fuss the actually somewhat liberal press?
SWBTATTReg
(22,235 posts)The problem with his statement is that Donald trump IS THE SWAMP.
Corruption personified in living color.
world wide wally
(21,762 posts)He's grifting?
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Yah right. Trump Hotel Vegas has had a ugly Room Occupancy rate per folks who work that place. All about padding the income Ledger with Tax Payer Dollars.
Also,his Hotel Partner Rifkin who owns 50% of the Hotel,just purchased several other Properties on the Strip from various Wall Street Hedgies like Carl Ichan and a couple others.
Rifkin can not have Trump as a Business Partner in any deal that involves a Casino in Nevada. So there are other issues happening. We can thank Harry Reid for Black Listing Trump.