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erpowers

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Wed Feb 22, 2017, 04:46 PM Feb 2017

Trump Likely To Vist Mar-A-Lago Every Weekend Until May [View all]

CNN is reporting that businesses near Mar-A-Lago have been told Trump will not be at Mar-A-Lago next weekend because he will be preparing for his speech before a joint session of Congress. However, on March 4, he will resume his weekend trips and will return to Mar-A-Lago every weekend until May.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/20/politics/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-palm-beach/index.html

So, at $3 million a weekend, taxpayers could end up paying $27 million for Trump's trips if he stops going at to Mar-A-Lago at the end of April. If he stops at the end of may the cost will rise to $39 million. All of Trump's travel to Mar-A-Lago in the first 4-5 months of his presidency will likely cost taxpayer between $37-$49 million. $49 million would be roughly half of the estimated cost of President Obama's vacation travel over eight years.

Will Trump be going from Washington, D.C. to Mar-A-Lago every weekend from January to May every year? I assume during his fourth year he will be campaigning and that will keep him from going to Mar-A-Lago every weekend. However, if for his first three years in office he repeats this year's January to May schedule it seems like the cost to taxpayers will be $111-$147 million.

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Why until just May? Doreen Feb 2017 #1
I'm sure he has nothing regarding doing anything differently on his calendar lunatica Feb 2017 #3
After May the weather becomes very hot and humid. In_The_Wind Feb 2017 #4
So at that point Melania will be spending weekends in DC. briv1016 Feb 2017 #9
This. Lucinda Feb 2017 #10
NYC is pretty beastly in the summer as well. smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #19
Bedford, New York. All this for someone who has not paid any federal income taxes in two decades... Tanuki Feb 2017 #20
May is impeachment month :-) Ezior Feb 2017 #5
Do they have hurricanes there? murielm99 Feb 2017 #2
What a scam this guy is running. Vinca Feb 2017 #6
He will not last that long Angry Dragon Feb 2017 #7
That's why they started calling it The Winter White House. Grammy23 Feb 2017 #8
I'm glad that the CNN article in the OP consistently called the property Tanuki Feb 2017 #12
I've complained to my congressman. They were unaware Ilsa Feb 2017 #11
Thank you..contacting my congressman too.. HipChick Feb 2017 #14
Mar a Lago Needs to Be Given to Challenged Children for 2-week Winter Camp delisen Feb 2017 #13
Not safe for the kids. Staff should be vetted, Ilsa Feb 2017 #15
Next republican who complains about wasteful government spending is getting slapped in the face. Initech Feb 2017 #16
Meanwhile, EPA staff who were scheduled to attend a confetence in Alaska Tanuki Feb 2017 #17
At least congressional rethugs will be punished by having to listen to one of his rambling speeches Johonny Feb 2017 #18
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