奥巴马夏威夷圣诞之旅被批浪费

 

The President was accused of treating Air Force One, which costs $206,000/hour to run, 'like an Uber ride'.

 

Fly-time alone will set taxpayers⁴ back somewhere in the region of $3.5million as Obama, the First Lady, Sasha and Malia and their two dogs jet off for around two weeks.

 

Tom Fitton, the head of the Judicial⁵ Watch pressure group, said Obama's holiday habit proves that he is out of touch - and has to stop.

 

He told AL.com: 'The Obamas' travel is out of control. They are treating the Air Force One like an Uber ride.

 

'And President Obama seems oblivious⁶ to the burden he is placing on Americans with his continuous vacations, getaways, and political junkets at taxpayer expense.'

 

During the trips, the Obamas are accompanied by a substantial Secret Service detail, who costs thousands of dollars a day to accommodate in the idyllic⁷ vacation spot.

 

Local police also work overtime⁸ and an ambulance trails the Presidential party at all times in case of disaster - all of which will push the total further into the millions.

 

Exact figures for the trip - outside of Air Force One - are hard to obtain. According to a Watchdog.com report on the 2014 trip, there is also an Air Force cargo⁹ plane to bring Obama's helicopter and limo, which costs more than $150,000 to get to Hawaii and back.

 

A second plane brings a Marine¹⁰ Corps¹¹ contingent¹² at similar cost.

 

The Honolulu Police Department also spends in the region of $275,000 a year in overtime for its officers, while the ambulance from the local Emergency Management Services costs $15,890 to keep on call.

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