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December 4, 2017--judicial watch--
If you had the impression that President Obama enjoyed Air Force One a bit too much, you were absolutely right. It has taken a while to get the details, but we have them. And, make no mistake, we’re watching President Trump as well.
We have obtained records from the U.S. Department of the Air Force and the Secret Service in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and two FOIA lawsuits for travel expenses by the families of former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump.
The total for Obama travel is $9,028,346.90 for this production of documents. Added to the previously released costs, the known total for travel expenses for the Obamas is now a staggering $114,691,322.17.
The total for President Trump’s travels in these documents is $2,821,367.34. Added to the previously released costs, the known travel costs are now $10,381,792.35.
We obtained the new Obama travel records from the Secret Service as the result of a May 2017 FOIA lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (No. 1:17-cv-01007)). Our lawsuit produced the following travel records showing a total of $9,028,346.90 for Obama travel:
A pair of Obama family vacations the weekend of February 14, 2014, cost the Secret Service $272,192.91:
• Michelle Obama’s annual trip to Aspen with her daughters – where she shut down the airport for an hour – cost $6,970 in air/rail, $5,614.99 in car rentals and $76,078.30 in hotels for a total of $88,663.29
• President Obama’s annual golfing trip to Palm Springs included a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and cost $10,951 in air/rail, $10,166.79 in car rentals and $162,411.80 in hotels for a total of $183,529.62
• Michelle Obama made two North Carolina trips in 2016 to campaign for Hillary Clinton. Air Force expenses total $40,902.40. In both trips, she took a C-40C military jet operating at $5,312 per hour.
• Michelle Obama flew to Charlottesville then to Raleigh on October 4 for 2.1 hours at a total of $11,155.20
• Michelle Obama flew round trip to Belville and then Salem on October 26 and 27 for a total of 5.6 hours at $29,747.20.
In July 2017, we filed a separate FOIA lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for the Air Force and Secret Service travel expenditures for the Trump family during April 2017 and Obama family between January 2009 and January 2017 (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Homeland Security (No. 1:17-cv-01341)).
Air Force and Secret Service records show President Obama’s annual trips to his former hometown of Chicago cost $7,444,780.78.
• During fiscal year 2015, Obama flew 9 hours at an operating cost of $206,337 per hour for a total of $1,857,033
• During fiscal year 2016, Obama flew 5 hours at an operating cost of $180,118 per hour for a total of $900,590
• During fiscal year 2017, Obama flew 6.2 hours at an operating cost of $142,380 per hour for a total of $882,756
• Secret Service records show a total of $3,804,401.78 in costs between 2011 and 2016 for the Chicago trips. The Secret Service spent $3,372,399.07 in hotels, $423,428.28 in car rentals and $8,574.50 in miscellaneous expenses.
Secret Service showed expenses for Obama’s post-presidency travels of $1,913,702.21 including: $936,742.56 in hotels; $159,393.40 in air/rail; $2,684.11 in car rentals; $819.70 in overtime; and $814,062.44 in miscellaneous expenses. The destinations of these trips were withheld under “privacy” and “law enforcement” exemptions.
Air Force documents showed two of President Trump’s trips to Mar-a-Lago cost $1,124,802:
• President Trump flew to Mar-a-Lago to meet with China’s President Ji Jinping between April 6-9 for 4.1 hours at an operating cost of $142,380 per hour for a total of $583,758
• President Trump flew to Mar-a-Lago to celebrate Easter between April 14-16 for 3.8 hours at an operating cost of $142,380 per hour for a total $541,044
• Judicial Watch obtained Air Force records through a FOIA request showing that President Trump’s visits to his Bedminster, NJ, golf resort and a Pennsylvania rally cost $603,107.40:President Trump flew to a rally in Harrisburg, PA on April 29 to celebrate his 100th day in office. He flew 1.1 hours at an operating cost of $142,380 for a total of $156,618;
• President Trump flew to the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ between May 5-8, where he tweeted that he was saving money by not going to New York and causing a disruption. He flew 1.5 hours at an operating cost of $142,380 and .7 hours on a C-32A military jet at $15,994 for a total of $224,765.80;
• President Trump flew to Bedminster between June 9-11 for 1.4 hours at an operating cost of $142,380 per hour for a total of $199,332 and;
• Melania Trump flew to Bedminster July 14–16 in a military C-32A jet for 1.4 hours at an operating cost of $15,994 for a total of $22,391.60.
We elect a president, not a king with a royal right to travel at taxpayers’ expense. He should travel efficiently and safely, but not unduly. And it shouldn’t require federal lawsuits to prod the Secret Service and Air Force to produce information about the costs of p**********l travel. Whether the travel is necessary or not, it’s a massive amount of money. We will continue to monitor this spending while taxpayers continue to pay the bills for p**********l travel.
source-judicial warch,

Carol Kelly

HE did think HE was about to be crowned King. He got away with more than the Queen of England.

peter11937 Loc: NYS

Pres.. Trump has had to travel to patch relationships and reverse as much of the damage, as is possible , that was done by Pres. Obama.

debeda

Betta

Trump is also working without pay. They didn't mention that part.

Radiance3

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Your figures are all F**E NEWS REPORTED BY F**E MSM. Not credible. You did not even include Obama's 10 days travel to India in 2010, with 6000 entourage, 37 warships, 41 Air Force defense, at the cost of TWO BILLION DOLLARS. $2 billion.

None of the liberals or democrats news or reports are not WORTH a minute reading. They were all written to deceive and LIE to achieve their goals.

debeda

Radiance3

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The figures you reported for Obama's expenditures of tax money were all understated. They are F**E NEWS.

President Trump does not rent luxury hotels to stay when he travels within the US. He owns luxury hotels all over where he stay for free. He stay in his own hotel at no cost to tax payers.

Whereas every time Barack travels, he rented first class luxury hotels with his family and entourage His travels worldwide for the last 8 years cost taxpayers more than almost $10 billion dollars.

President Trump DOES NOT COLLECT salary for his position as president. He donates it to charity.

Obama, received full p**********l salary, and benefits, and his family with Michelle's mother getting $165,000 per years.

Michelle Obama had 27 s***es cost $2,750 million each per year Including benefits it will cost around $3 million each per year.

Whereas Melania Trump has only 4 assistant. Paid only $486,750 for 4 of them annually.
Melania does most of the work for her, and her son. She hired quality staff members.

Obama has a dog named BO, with a caregiver paid $104,000 per year.

Michelle's mother was given a lifetime retirement of $165,000 per year, for staying at the WH, using space, and cleaned by WH staff, and feed by taxpayers' money.

The family of president Trump does not get paid also. Evanka and Jared Cushner are not paid by taxpayers' money. They render their official service for our country FREE.
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