Colbert Hits Trump for Spending Taxpayer Funds on ‘Weekend Jaunts’ to Mar-a-Lago

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COLBERT: "And Trump's weekend jaunts to Mar-a-Lago are not cheap. Combined with other trips his family takes, he's already cost taxpayers $11.3 million in one month. To put that into perspective, President Obama's travel expenses averaged $12.1 million each year. It helps that Obama's "Winter White House" was the White House. And one of the biggest expenses for taxpayers are the Trump organization's business trips. In January, Eric Trump took a trip to Uruguay that cost taxpayers $97,000 in hotel bills. It was $10,000 for the secret Service, and $87,000 for a bottle of Voss water from the mini bar. Eric was in Uruguay to promote the still-under construction Trump Tower, Punta del Este, which I believe translates to "The prostitute of the east." Sounds lovely. And it's not slowing down. Later this month, we'll also be subsidizing Eric and Donald Jr. Trip to attend the grand opening of the new Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver. It's not a good sign when even the president's sons are looking at real estate in Canada. Canada!"