First Lady Michelle Obama greets Spain's King Juan Carlos as her daughter Sasha looks on.
According to a watchdog group, Judicial Watch, claimed that documents showed that First Lady Michelle Obama's trip to Spain show that the trip costed at least $467,585. These costs are split between Secret Service expenses and expenses for the flight and flight crew. Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents detailing the expenses of the trip. Based on the Pentagon estimates of flight costs, another $199,000 went toward the flight from the United States to Mallorca and back. On top of that there were also various expenses for the 15-person flight crew. They stayed at a local motel to the tune of $10,000, in addition to money spent on rental cars and food.
At the time of the Spanish getaway, the White House described the vacation as a private trip and said the First Lady and others would be paying their own expenses. Even though the First Lady isn't technically an elected official, any trip any away from Washington comes with inevitable costs by the taxpayer such as Secret Service protection.
Since Michelle Obama was very generous about allowing taxpayer dollars to be used for her trip to Spain nearly two years ago, maybe she would be willing to donate some of that money back to help taxpayers pay some of their debts. It's amazing how they like to portray themselves as being concerned about the average American but at the same time don't mind for taxpayers to pay for their extravagant trips overseas. Life's a party for our elected elite, which includes both Democrats and Republicans in the House and the Senate and for President Obama.
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