In a couple of days, the president and family will head back to the Hawaiian isles for another lavish getaway — their seventh straight Christmas vacation in the president’s “home state.”
Obama says he is “eagerly looking forward” to his time at a pricey, private home he’s rented for the occasion. White House sources say the first family will spend 17 days there.
And who pays for the president’s indulgence?
Via theblaze.com:
…the president’s family covers the cost of a private beach front residence in Kailua, Oahu, for the span of the vacation, reportedly dubbed a ‘Winter White House’ that costs up to $3,500 a day, or $75,000 a month.
Still, taxpayers help foot the bill for security and travel costs: A similar vacation last year cost more than $1.4 million.
…the president’s family covers the cost of a private beach front residence in Kailua, Oahu, for the span of the vacation, reportedly dubbed a ‘Winter White House’ that costs up to $3,500 a day, or $75,000 a month.
Still, taxpayers help foot the bill for security and travel costs: A similar vacation last year cost more than $1.4 million.
Earlier this year, Judicial Watch issued a report saying that records it obtained show how heavily the portion of the presidential vacation bill can fall on the already burdened backs of taxpayers:
President Obama incurred $7,396,531.20 in flight expenses alone for his 2013 vacations to Hawaii and Martha’s Vineyard and his trip to California to appear on the Jay Leno Show.
And while debates will no doubt arise over numbers of vacation days, it can still be argued that the Obamas have spent more time at lavish and expensive getaways than did predecessors, such has:
- Reagan, who often went to his California ranch;
- George H.W. Bush, who often vacationed at his family home in Maine; or
- George W. Bush, who frequently went to his Texas ranch.
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