‘The Obamas treat Air Force One like an Uber ride’: Chief of spending watchdog president’s Christmas Hawaii trip is too expensive to justify
Head of Judicial Watch criticized cost of trip, which will spiral into millions
Air Force One costs $206,000 an hour to fly, and is one expense of many
Secret Service, local police and ambulance and other security also needed
Obama family are off on eighth annual Hawaii trip from this Friday
The First Family are due to stay away from the White House until January 4
By KIERAN CORCORAN
DailyMail.com
15 December 2015
Barack Obama has been savaged by a top spending campaigner for taking the First Family on an eighth consecutive Christmas vacation to Hawaii, at huge expense to the American taxpayer.
The President was accused of treating Air Force One, which costs $206,000/hour to run, ‘like an Uber ride’ ahead of his next jaunt to his home state.
Fly-time alone will set taxpayers back somewhere in the region of $3.5million as Obama, the First Lady, Sasha and Malia and their two dogs jet off for around two weeks.
They have traditionally rented a luxury villa in the upscale Kailua area on Oahu, the main island, and head out for hikes, rounds of golf and restaurant meals with their friends.
Tom Fitton, the head of the Judicial Watch pressure group, said Obama’s holiday habit proves that he is out of touch – and has to stop.
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