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Friday, September 29, 2017

Yet Another Trump Appointee Bites the Dust

Another Trump administration flunky is out:
Tom Price, the health and human services secretary, resigned under pressure on Friday after racking up at least $400,000 in travel bills for chartered flights and undermining President Trump’s promise to drain the swamp of a corrupt and entitled capital.

Already in trouble with Mr. Trump for months of unsuccessful efforts to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care program, Mr. Price failed to defuse the president’s anger over his high-priced travel by agreeing to pay a portion of the cost and expressing “regret” for his actions.
But Price isn't the only one to charter private jets for his own personal use:
Scott Pruitt has spent more than $58,000 in charter and military flights, according to The Washington Post. Ryan Zinke, the interior secretary, used a charter airplane for several flights, including a $12,000 trip to deliver a speech celebrating a new professional hockey team in Las Vegas.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asked about using a $25,000-an-hour military plane for his European honeymoon and later used government jet to fly to Fort Knox, in Kentucky, a trip that offered him a clear view of the solar eclipse in August, although he later disclaimed any interest in the event.
And Trump's VA secretary took his wife on a European vacation at taxpayers' expense:
Nearly three days into a trip to Europe this past July, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin had attended a Wimbledon championship tennis match, toured Westminster Abbey and taken a cruise on the Thames.

The 10-day trip was not entirely a vacation. Shulkin was in Europe for meetings with Danish and British officials about veterans’ health issues, so taxpayers picked up part of the tab.

Yet he and his wife spent about half their time sightseeing, including shopping and touring historic sites, according to an itinerary obtained by The Washington Post and confirmed by a U.S. official familiar with their activities.
Trump's administration is the richest and most corrupt in recent history. And even though they're rich, they all -- except for Betsy DeVos -- are cheapskates who want to charge their junkets to the American people.

And where's Trump this weekend?
“I’m not happy, O.K.?” Mr. Trump told reporters as he was about to head to his New Jersey golf club for the weekend, barely an hour before the resignation was announced. “I can tell you, I’m not happy.”
I'm not happy, either, Donnie boy. The American people aren't happy with the incompetent, greedy and lazy lunkheads Trump has hired. He is the worst judge of people -- probably because he'll hire anyone who sucks up to him. He seems to have set a national record for the highest turnover rate in an administration.


By this time next year I wouldn't be surprised if Trump has fired more people than he's hired. And that moron will think that's a good thing.

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