Republican Congressman Attacks Sasha And Malia Obama

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33. (a) The Secret Service goes wherever (b) POTUS pays for household expenses and vacations

I don't know how it works, but the President receives a salary, plus a household allowance that separately allows for upkeep and maintenance of the residence. Neither of those is in the CEO bracket, by many orders of magnitude. The "family" food in the WH is paid for out of POTUS' salary, though not the state dinners.

Incidentally, Bush spent 5 times more on flights to Texas than Obama has ever for going to Hawai'i or any other place. For security reasons, means of travel are paid for by us.

When on vacation, food and lodging are paid for by the President. When the First Couple goes out on a date night, they pay for their dinners. We pay for Secret Service -- who are on duty 24/7 regardless of location.

As for the girls and their "foreign" travel, last year one of them went with her school classmates and teachers to do charity service in Mexico. I forget the details, but it was kept secret as long as possible for security reasons. The President paid for all of his daughter's expenses except the Security detail.

The security issue and the means of travel go together. The President and his family, no matter who they may be, and no matter which party they belong to, are high-value targets for assassination or kidnap in this day and age. Again, in case you didn't get it the first time, the SS is on duty 24/7 no matter where the President and family happen to be.

There are several sites to do some fact-checking -- you might try Snopes.com.

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