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Like I always say with this administration, where there's smoke, there's fire.
ORIGINAL POST Something quick, I wanted to share because I had some thoughts on it. Steven Mnuchin, who's Trump's Treasury Secretary, confirmed that he requested to use a military aircraft to fly he and his new bride to Europe for their honeymoon....yeah, you read that correctly! This man wanted taxpayers to pay for this plane just to fly them around Europe, however he said the use of the plane wasn't about luxury, it was all about having "constant access to secure information and communication" because he's part of Trump's National Security Council. "Effectively it was a portable office, so I could be available and ultimately, we withdrew the request. I've never asked the government to pay for my personal travel. This had nothing to do with convenience. This was purely about national security."--Mnuchin further explaining himself @ a conference sponsored by Politico The cost for using the Air Force plane would've been roughly $25,000 per HOUR, which would be a drop in the bucket for Mnuchin who net worth is around $300 MILLION! The only reason Mnuchin withdrew the request is because he was told that it would look bad for a man who has a net worth such as his to travel @ taxpayer expense. Brief thought: Here's the thing, this doesn't surprise me in the least. Trump travels @ taxpayer expense every weekend because the White House is a "dump" as he called it, so it would only make sense for members of his administration to attempt to do the same. Let's keep in mind that Mnuchin and his wife are also the same couple who took a government jet to Kentucky for the sole purpose of watching the solar eclipse. After they were exposed, the couple vowed to reimburse the government. So, if they're taking government jets just to watch the sun pass between the Earth and the moon, regardless of how cool the eclipse was, nobody should be surprised that they would request to take a whole plane to Europe! Bottom line, he can claim the use of the plane was for work and remaining in constant contact with Trump blah blah blah, anybody with common sense will know that his explanation is a crock of bs! He wanted that plane, so that he wouldn't have to pay for his own plane, and he wanted to flex and show off for his new wife...period! Wanting to impress your mate is perfectly fine, but doing it @ the expense of others, especially taxpayers is just disgusting!
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