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The Trump admin proposed cutting unemployment benefits to $200 per week saying, "We're not going to use taxpayer money to pay people more to stay home."
But it’s never hesitated to spend on the Trump family. Here’s a quick review of some things it’s spent taxpayer money on:
But it’s never hesitated to spend on the Trump family. Here’s a quick review of some things it’s spent taxpayer money on:
$76,859.36: Secret Service protection for Donald Trump Jr. to hunt an endangered Mongolian sheep https://www.citizensforethics.org/don-jr-mongolian-hunting-trip-cost-75k/
$550,000+: Golf cart rentals, often at Trump properties https://qz.com/1753518/trump-golf-cart-rentals-have-now-cost-us-taxpayers-550000/
$599,454: Limos for Mike Pence’s cross-country detour to stay at Trump’s Doonbeg resort during his trip to Ireland https://www.citizensforethics.org/mike-pence-doonbeg-cost-nearly-600k/
$970,000 (at least): Secret Service payments to Trump’s business for stays at Trump properties https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-company-has-received-at-least-970000-from-us-taxpayers-for-room-rentals/2020/05/14/26d27862-916d-11ea-9e23-6914ee410a5f_story.html
$60 million: Secret Service budget increase in part to fund the 12x spike in protected trips for the Trump family, many of which involve stays at Trump properties https://www.citizensforethics.org/trump-family-travel-12x-obama-family/
$1.75 billion: In the same proposal that cuts unemployment benefits, the WH insisted on money for FBI HQ construction in downtown DC, which will limit potential competition for Trump’s DC hotel. https://www.citizensforethics.org/was-the-fbi-headquarters-relocation-scrapped-to-protect-trumps-hotel-from-competition/
Sometimes, the cost of Trump’s corruption is tens of thousands of dollars. Sometimes, it’s billions.
But no matter how much the total bill comes out to, it’s a disgrace.
But no matter how much the total bill comes out to, it’s a disgrace.
