Suddenly, GOP doesn't care about wasteful spending
Mac McCann
I'm old enough to remember when Republicans at least claimed to care about government waste ...
... back in 2013, before Donald Trump moved into the Oval Office, longtime Republican leader Newt Gingrich tweeted, "Trump and president obsma <sic> both golf but trump doesn't charge the taxpayers $920,000 for a golf weekend in florida" ...
In his first 80 days as president, Trump has spent around $21.6 million — of taxpayers' money — at his private Palm Beach club, Mar-A-Lago ... over the span of six weekends, or 21 days ...
At this rate, Trump will waste more taxpayer dollars on travel in his first year than former President Barack Obama did in his entire eight years ... Obama didn't golf a single time during the first 13 weeks of his presidency ...
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/04/28/trump-takes-office-suddenly-gop-care-wasteful-spending
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It's OK if you're a Republican.
Nothing new. It's the same every time the Repubs get some control.
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