Co-President Elon Musk and his unqualified minions on the so-called Division of Authorities Effectivity have been inflicting chaos with their efforts to slash the federal price range and remove 1000’s of federal workers in order that purported President Donald Trump can discover the funds to give tax cuts to his wealthy buddies.
Oddly, DOGE hasn’t tried to chop the wasteful journeys Trump himself has taken throughout his first month in workplace which have value taxpayers hundreds of thousands of {dollars}, in line with estimates crafted by Every day Kos.
Since he took workplace, Trump has traveled to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida three separate occasions—the weekend of Jan. 31, the weekend of Feb. 7, and the weekend of Feb. 14—to golf and be showered with fawning adoration from the cultists who shell out silly sums of cash to affix his gaudy membership. In truth, he spent this Tuesday morning {golfing} as a substitute of working, even whereas ordering federal workers to move again to the workplace—typically with out sufficient work area for them to truly do their jobs.
A Authorities Accountability Workplace report from 2019 stated that 4 Trump journeys to Mar-a-Lago totaled $13.6 million for the journey and safety prices. Should you do the maths, which means Trump’s three journeys to Mar a Lago within the first month of his second time period tallied as much as no less than $10.2 million.
Trump has taken two different superfluous journeys, together with attending the Tremendous Bowl and going to a NASCAR race on Sunday—neither of which did something to assist the American folks, however did an entire lot to stroke Trump’s very massive ego.
In accordance to calculations by the fact-checking outlet Snopes, Trump’s Tremendous Bowl journey value taxpayers no less than $1 million only for the air journey and common Secret Service element that travels with the president. However the journey seemingly value rather more than that, given the necessity for additional regulation enforcement officers and safety measures to make sure Trump’s security for the occasion, which he left earlier than the sport was over.
Trump’s journey to the NASCAR occasion was much more ridiculous.
He flew lower than 200 miles from Mar-a-Lago to Daytona, the place he took a pleasure experience across the race observe within the presidential limousine whereas babbling on the radio to the race automobile drivers.
“This is your favorite president. I’m a big fan. I am a really big fan of you people,” Trump stated.
The sector journey to the Daytona 500 occasion—the place he stayed for roughly 90 minutes—seemingly value taxpayers no less than $373,000, in line with Every day Kos calculations.
That is primarily based on the truth that it prices $177,843 per hour to function Air Pressure One, in accordance to data the outlet the Warfare Zone obtained by a Freedom of Info Act request in 2022. White Home pool experiences stated the flight occasions between Daytona and Mar-a-Lago have been roughly an hour every, plus the day by day value of $17,520 for the Secret Service element, per Snopes, and also you land on the $373,000 determine.
In all, Trump’s journey throughout his first month in workplace value taxpayers no less than $11.4 million.
Limiting Trump’s ridiculous journeys can be an ideal value financial savings, don’t you assume? We’ll make sure you @ Elon Musk on X to let him know.
