President Donald Trump promised that he wouldn't take vacations once he moved into the White House but it appears that he's already failing to make good on that promise. During his campaign, he told The Hill that he would "not be the type of president" to take time off to go on vacation and after he won the election, he made it clear that he wasn't "big on vacations" during an interview on CBS' 60 Minutes.
Friday will mark four weeks since President Trump moved into the White House and he's already planning his third getaway to his Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago, the swanky club that he calls the "Winter White House." Just days after he spent time mingling with members and golfing with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he'll be climbing aboard Air Force One for some more sun and fun during Presidents Day weekend.
Trump's weekend vacations are not only costing taxpayers some serious dough, his getaways are creating quite a buzz on Twitter.
Multi-million dollar getaways
Trump's weekend trips cost taxpayers big bucks and that's not all — according to ABC, the Palm Beach Sheriff's Department estimates that they spend $1.5 million in overtime costs when the POTUS is in town.
Trump is going to Mar-a-Lago this weekend again! Apparently he has nothing better to do than another social event to benefit his business.
— Sherri ☠️TWDFan4Ever (@Specneedsmom4) February 15, 2017
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will once again have flight restrictions over the Palm Beach area from Friday, February 16 through Tuesday, February 21.
In addition to the sheriff's costs listed above, Politico reports that this weekend's four-day vacation will cost taxpayers roughly $3 million. Ouch.
If the Trump Team's calling Mar-a-Lago the "Winter White House," we should call the actual White House by its new name: "Kremlin West"
— Richard Hine (@richardhine) February 13, 2017
According to AOL, Trump's President Day weekend getaway will be a mix of business and pleasure.
His wife Melania, who spends most of her days in New York City, is expected to be in Florida as well.
Trump is planning to return to Mar-a-Lago (again) on February 17th, the 3rd straight weekend. Each visit costs taxpayers $3+ million. https://t.co/A365KknYL1
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) February 13, 2017
Side trip to Orlando
Trump is expected to arrive at Mar-a-Lago on Friday and head to Orlando on Saturday afternoon for a campaign rally at the Orlando airport.
Just when you thought his campaign rally days were over, Trump is at it again.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer has confirmed that the stop in Orlando is "a campaign event being run by the Trump campaign." Three weeks ago, Trump reportedly filed paperwork with the Federal Election Committee that indicates that he could be running for re-election in 2020.
Join me in Florida this Saturday at 5pm for a rally at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017
Tickets: https://t.co/9jDy1tYkgE pic.twitter.com/GDhO6GGxwt