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$27,003.00 increase for the Trump no-show event last night.
Donald Trump's first National Christmas Tree Lighting is gonna be bigger than Barack Obama's last one -- at least when it comes to the amount taxpayer's gotta spend for it.
Federal docs outlining the government's expenses for this year's tree lighting outside the White House show the total tab will come to $128,424.
That includes $11,452 on the sound system, another $11,972 on ballistic glass to protect the Prez and fam ... and $105,000 for general event management services.
We know you're dying to know -- the expenses for Obama's last tree lighting ran $101,421 and did NOT include a new bulletproof glass purchase.
http://m.tmz.com/#2017/11/30/trump-first-national-christmas-tree-lighting-cost/
