Two little items today. First from 538 Significant Digits:
1.5 percent
The King of Saudi Arabia vacationed in Morocco and the trip cost around $100 million. This is an immense figure, even in the context of a national economy: It’ll end up being around 1.5 of the entire 2017 foreign tourism revenue for the nation of Morocco. [The New York Post]
Then this, which I picked up from Jennifer Granholm and a whole bunch of very pissed off people on Twitter (oh, before you read it, scream, go on, get it out of your system now–because guess who’s paying the tab?):
Following the cost to taxpayers of the Trump kids’ overseas trips? Add another $100k for car rentals in Italy. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4740690/Tiffany-Trump-s-Roman-holiday-cost-taxpayers-100K.html#ixzz4qWJCrSd7 …
Daily Mail reports the State Dept. spent $100,000+ on car rentals during Tiffany Trump‘s recent Italy vacation. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4740690/Tiffany-Trump-s-Roman-holiday-cost-taxpayers-100K.html#ixzz4qWJCrSd7 …
American taxpayers paid for $117,489 worth of car rentals during Tiffany Trump‘s recent Italy vacation
#TrumpResign http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4740690/amp/Tiffany-Trump-s-Roman-holiday-cost-taxpayers-100K.html …
Sometime this year, first-year law school student Tiffany Trump will have to take an exam about the emoluments clause and impeachment law.
$117K for Tiffany Trump‘s car rentals pales in comparison to $2 million for rentals for Trump’s 48-hour Italy trip
Trump trip = $117,489.44 in car rentals! http://dailym.ai/2vf2XVq #PhoenixRally #TrumpRallyPhoenix #TrumpRally #TrumpResign #MAGA @GOP @DNC
Full Tiffany Trump spiral before 9am time to delete instagram again
Tiffany Trump‘s on a yacht off the Italian Riviera at the taxpeyers’ expense for her Secret Svc protection. This is some bullshit, folks!
Thought $60K on golf cart rentals was bad? Taxpayers spent $100K on car rentals for Tiffany Trump‘s Italy vacation. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4740690/Tiffany-Trump-s-Roman-holiday-cost-taxpayers-100K.html#ixzz4qWJCrSd7 …
Anyone smell another French Revolution?? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4740690/amp/Tiffany-Trump-s-Roman-holiday-cost-taxpayers-100K.html …
Can we pls talk about how Tiffany Trump has basically vanished from the face of the earth lol
Struggling to make rent this month? Tiffany Trump just spent $100K (taxpayer money) for Car Rentals in Italy #WednesdayWisdom #MorningJoe
TIFFANY TRUMP’S RECENT TRIP TO GERMANY COST TAXPAYERS AT LEAST $22K