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Politics : A Hard Look At Donald Trump -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (8065)	3/5/2017 2:03:29 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 47234

Trump loves lobbyists - MarALago: Where the access is sold If you pay $200,000 a year to the company Trump owns ( Mar a Lago ), you too can have access most weekends to the President and his top officials. As an alternative, your organization could cut a $150,000 check to bring in a couple of hundred people who will have a chance to schmooze with POTUS and cabinet officials. Foreign moguls and dignitaries welcome. Yes folks, and that includes the Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar and other Muslim countries that Trump does business with. This isn't Bill Clinton's Lincoln Bedroom. This isn't the Clinton Foundation during Hillary's reign at the State Department. This is Mar a Lago. Access to the President and his cabinet are incredibly valuable. This is why companies spend millions a year on lobbying. And Trump loves the lobbyists. And if you've followed the lobbying game in Washington, you know that special interests are likely shelling out the cash to get a chance to be close to the President—not necessarily because they expect Trump to reward them as a quid pro quo for their membership, but because joining Mar a Lago is the best way to get close to him. Meanwhile his business is raking in the money. Trump, for the fourth weekend in the past five, has gone down to his Florida resort, and once again he is mingling with guests. Cost to taxpayers? Trump’s three Mar-a-Lago trips since the inauguration have probably cost the federal treasury about $10-13 million, based on figures used in an October government report analyzing White House travel, including money for Coast Guard units to patrol the exposed shoreline and other military, security and staffing expenses associated with moving the apparatus of the presidency. It's a nice setup for those who want some government favor and can afford a six-figure check. And it's a very nice setup for the Dumpmeister. . 2soon2b4got10 The weekly trips to MarALago are going to cost taxpayers over half a billion over four years.