Did you ever purchase a $20,000 dress for them to wear at a dinner- party that had exactly zero to do with them ?

Gee wonder who paid for the girls two dresses which cost over $37,000 in total ?

Any ideas ? Guesses as to who paid for them ?

Wonder what Michele`s dress cost us and what her Mother`s dress cost .
President Wonderful and his Bride are going to take us for every nickel they can on their way out the door !

But don`t forget they / he i9s for the " working families and the poor " just not here in the US however .
Now on to Cuba to continue our show ! Woop ! Woop !

The " great- unwashed " taxpayers got the privilege to pay for the dresses and much much more no doubt .

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The " great- unwashed " taxpayers got the privilege to pay for the dresses and much much more no doubt .

I'd personally write a check for their traveling clothes, IF they would travel away from D.C. permanently.

This is unbelievable.

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This is unbelievable.

incredibly naive...they spent >$20,000,000 on vacations alone.

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incredibly naive...they spent >$20,000,000 on vacations alone.

Unbelievable? Do you have a credible source?

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The " great- unwashed " taxpayers got the privilege to pay for the dresses and much much more no doubt .

Much much more. It costs the taxpayers billions to "keep" a president. Trips, security, white house, etc.

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Much much more. It costs the taxpayers billions to "keep" a president. Trips, security, white house, etc.

Can we afford Trump? What if he has a reunion and invites all his wives, kids and in-betweens. Do we need to dress all of them? He's the only POTUS that is downsizing to move in the white house, fly air force 1 or use the presidential cruise ship. We do have a decent presidential cruise ship?

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Much much more. It costs the taxpayers billions to "keep" a president. Trips, security, white house, etc.

President’s salary and allowance: $450,000
• White House building operating expenses: $14,658,000
• White House Grounds: $6,057,000
• Vacations: $20,000,000
• Health care for the first family, including traveling medical staff and equipment: $7,000,000
• Campaign expenses not reimbursed to government: $311,000,000
• White House staff: $7,985,420
• Office of Administration budget: $14,481,000
• Special missions including White House Communications Agency: $161,252,000
• Military salary costs: $153,441,360
• Salary costs for presidential airlift squadron: $75,000,000
• Presidential plane fleet: $44,000,000
• Presidential helicopter fleet: $300,000,000
• Ground transportation: $2,200,000
• Transportation total: $346,200,000
• Secret Service: $259,152,884

What do you want to cut?

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President’s salary and allowance: $450,000
• White House building operating expenses: $14,658,000
• White House Grounds: $6,057,000
• Vacations: $20,000,000
• Health care for the first family, including traveling medical staff and equipment: $7,000,000
• Campaign expenses not reimbursed to government: $311,000,000
• White House staff: $7,985,420
• Office of Administration budget: $14,481,000
• Special missions including White House Communications Agency: $161,252,000
• Military salary costs: $153,441,360
• Salary costs for presidential airlift squadron: $75,000,000
• Presidential plane fleet: $44,000,000
• Presidential helicopter fleet: $300,000,000
• Ground transportation: $2,200,000
• Transportation total: $346,200,000
• Secret Service: $259,152,884

What do you want to cut?

The incumbent!

Would these expenses be any different if a different president was in office? I don't think so

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President’s salary and allowance: $450,000
• White House building operating expenses: $14,658,000
• White House Grounds: $6,057,000
• Vacations: $20,000,000
• Health care for the first family, including traveling medical staff and equipment: $7,000,000
• Campaign expenses not reimbursed to government: $311,000,000
• White House staff: $7,985,420
• Office of Administration budget: $14,481,000
• Special missions including White House Communications Agency: $161,252,000
• Military salary costs: $153,441,360
• Salary costs for presidential airlift squadron: $75,000,000
• Presidential plane fleet: $44,000,000
• Presidential helicopter fleet: $300,000,000
• Ground transportation: $2,200,000
• Transportation total: $346,200,000
• Secret Service: $259,152,884

What do you want to cut?

What I want to cut is irresponsible spending which would take some space here to define but we all know it when we see it. We all know that presidents and congressmen/women vote themselves boondogles junkets etc that are meaningless . We all know that many congressmen/women feel they are the elite and worthy ofl their entitlements

The only way to stop all of this is to shrink the federal government and that is not going to happen.

You have the same president, congressional leaders and political candidates right now at war with the 1% while they themselves are worse because they have made their fortunate off the backs of taxpayers and unlike the 1% have not created wealth but have added to our deficit. Washington is filled with scoundrels. The political class only purpose is to create wealth for themselves

Personal Best Regards:

Too late to worry about Obama's expenses now. Thank goodness, we only have to put up with him for less than another year. Somebody pay off his contract and kick his *** out of D.C.

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Too late to worry about Obama's expenses now. Thank goodness, we only have to put up with him for less than another year. Somebody pay off his contract and kick his *** out of D.C.

You are right. Trump will say "Hey, $20, 000 gowns for wives and daughters are past practice, it's in the rule book." That's the Art of the Deal that makes him great.

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You are right. Trump will say "Hey, $20, 000 gowns for wives and daughters are past practice, it's in the rule book." That's the Art of the Deal that makes him great.

Or, he may pay for it himself. After all, he doesn't need the job or the paycheck. And I doubt he will pull a Clinton and steal $20,000 worth of gov property when he leaves office.