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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Mon Oct 22, 2018, 10:26 PM Oct 2018

Pardon my ignorance, but are we, the taxpayers, paying for Trump's

daily "campaign rallies"? There seems to be no pretense of any "governmental purpose" for these trips. Did we pay for similar, but less frequent, campaign forays for President Obama?

Thanks for any info you can provide.

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Pardon my ignorance, but are we, the taxpayers, paying for Trump's (Original Post) Atticus Oct 2018 OP

Yes, we are paying for the use of the 747, security, and transport of the automobiles.... Bo Oct 2018 #1

Bo

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1. Yes, we are paying for the use of the 747, security, and transport of the automobiles....