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In response to "I think only from the perspective of logistics. It didn't take a lot of manpower for Obama's house here. Being in a high rise condo in the middle of" by pmb

POTUS is a 24/7 job regardless of where they are, so I'm not bothered by the "where", especially since the "how" has been so

Posted by TWuG Feb 17 '17, 13:18

incompetent.

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Yes, it's 24/7, but at this point we're talking about spending roughly $150 million/year just so he can spend weekends in Florida. And, BTW, a - pmb Feb 17, 13:21 6
- I suppose Congress could try to restrict the budget allocation, but outside of that, are we really to prescribe a President's travel? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 17, 13:45 4
  - I don't know. I would expect the president to act with some common sense, but of course we know who we're dealing with. -- nm - pmb Feb 17, 13:58 1
    - Right. In the end, it's for the public to decide on its propriety or not. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 17, 14:01
  - i think it's a bit excessive (especially as it's simultaneous, always - wife and son in NYC while he is elsewhere - but that would happen with any - Andie Feb 17, 13:50
  - They have limited the spending the president can do. See above. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fanatic Feb 17, 13:49
- right (and this has probably been linked earlier [i haven't bb'd] but here's a story from the Post about it) -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 17, 13:40

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