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Trump grounds Pelosi, Melania flies Air Force to Florida same day (cost: $35,217.50)
Scammers are so petty.
In a bizarre statement today, Donald Trump grounds House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from flying on government aircraft for a planned but not publicly disclosed to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan and conduct America's foreign business abroad.
Disclosing this is a violation of national security, and stupid. Some 800,000 federal workers are without pay, and with each passing day, the shutdown -- we're on day 27-- threatens America's economy and the safety of every American.
On this same day, Melania Trump flew on government aircraft to Florida, to their privately owned Mar a Lago resort. She's there alone with their child.
The cost of this Air Force flight to taxpayers was over $35,0000, reports Quartz.
Why'd Melania do that today? No reason, huh.
EXEC1F - #MelaniaForceOne climbing out from Joint Base Andrews
US Air ForceC-32A 98-0001 https://t.co/BlmOXELhxJ pic.twitter.com/kgGWuEiiGV
— CivMilAir (@CivMilAir) January 17, 2019
.@SpeakerPelosi cannot use military plane to war zone and NATO that speakers are entitled to (for security since 9/11 because she is in line of succession) but Melania Trump flew tonight to Maralago on same type of military 757 from JBA. Alone.
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) January 18, 2019
ABC News reported at 642pm Eastern that the first lady had arrived in Florida, and headed to the president's Mar a Lago club with their son Barron Trump:
The first ladys office did not respond to ABC's request for further comment.
Nothing more need be said.
Read the restJust reported on @MSNBC: Melania Trump flew to Florida today on a government plane, a law enforcement source confirms to NBC News, just after Trump prevented Nancy Pelosi from using a government plane to visit troops in Afghanistan.
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