During his eight years in office, President Obama took full advantage of vacation time, a vast majority of which was on the taxpayer’s dime. So how much in the end did all the trips to Hawaii, Martha’s Vineyard, and Florida cost us? McClatchy DC’s Anita Kumar did some calculating and arrived at some rather stunning numbers, including the grand total: $85 million.
“As America’s first family enjoys its eighth and final vacation in Hawaii, new estimates put the price tag of the Obamas’ annual trip at $3.5 million or more,” writes Kumar. “In total, the cost of the the first family’s personal or largely personal travel during the last eight years comes to $85 million – though that is likely to climb to $90 million after additional records are released, according to the conservative group Judicial Watch based on federal government records.“
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