While in Vegas Trump charged taxpayers for a stay at his own hotel

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

LAS VEGAS ― President Donald Trump’s 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 day’s final event, or traveled to the city of the following day’s 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, there’s 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.”

When Trump was asked about his decision to return to Las Vegas each night just before he left for California, he claimed he had nothing to do with it.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-las-vegas-hotel_n_5e4fe0dfc5b629695f596f0b

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Five friggin nights.

Plus,all the overtime for Metro to camp out outside the friggin Hole.

[PatSeg]

2. Shouldn't the Vegas trips been

reimbursed from campaign funds?

I find it funny that Trump stiffs so many communities when they try and collect for the cost of his visits, but he makes sure his businesses get paid.

[Ms. Toad]

6. My thought, as well -

but even if the campaign foots the bill for Trump's activity, the secret service is on our dime.

[PatSeg]

7. Oh yes, that is true

He is so cheap with taxpayers' money, but he sure has no problem spending it on himself and profiting from it at the same time. Such a loathsome human being.

[irisblue]

3. Corrupt SOB

[smirkymonkey]

4. Motherfucking grifter.

Every day, a new low. A new blow to the people of this country. This has got to stop.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. And don't forget hotel stays, meals, etc for the Secret Service and...

the rest of his entourage.