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Originally Posted by Mick
Cost is pure logistics of him travelling in Air Force One and additional Secret Service Protection. President has to fly in that plane, as it said to be the Flying White House.
You do know Trump is not taking his Presidential Salary ? $400K per year. I suppose when you're a Multi Billionaire : 400K is a drop in the Ocean.
Also how he has wiped billions off the cost off the new Air Force One plane and Fighter Jets.
As for closing of airports. It's not his fault he needs beefed up security from Secret Service to protect him from nutters threatening to kill him.
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And most of these costs are the same for Obama who would have had to pay for his own food and accommodation as well unless he went to Camp David as it's a U.S Government property.
I agree he needs Air Force One (fun fact, it's only Air Force One if the President is in it). I also know he isn't taking the Presidential salary but according to documents released whilst the Republicans were hunting down Obama's travel costs it's $200,000 a hour to fly Airforce One so it's rather negligible.
The point stands though that he is already racking up these costs when he seems to insist on flying to Florida for the weekend which he will have done 4 out of the 6 weekends he has been President which is hypocritical when he frequently, along with the Republicans, slagged off Obama for it. Unless he stops altogether he is going to greatly exceed Obama's travel costs and time away from the White House. If he continues at this rate it will be astronomically more.
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Originally Posted by Mick
Sky News are, check their headline in that link I gave above.
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I find UK news organisations rather weak on American news. None of them are that good. The only passable ones were the weeklies (Economist, Spectator) as they are more about commentary and the FT as they have a specialised focus rather than a general appeal.