According to Fox News, first lady Michelle Obama is under fire for taking a private, luxurious trip to Spain with daughter Sasha and various Obama family friends. Of course, anything the first lady, or any member of the first family, chooses to do is always a public affair, as the media is already hurling criticisms her way. Now every person wants to know each and every little detail the first lady’s private trip entails. Post resource – First lady Michelle Obama criticized for pricey getaway in Spain by Personal Money Store.
Travel warning issued for Spain, where first lady vacations
While President Obama dined with talk show mega-star Oprah Winfrey in Chicago for his 49th birthday, first lady Michelle Obama took 9-year-old Sasha and a number of friends of the family on a vacation getaway in Spain. The vacation was described by the White House as a four-day “private trip” to the beautiful southern coast of the country. While some are avoiding talking about the trip’s price, others are voicing concerns of safety.
The State Department, as outlined by Fox News, had issued a travel warning for all Americans traveling to Spain, as “racist prejudices might lead to the arrest of Afro-Americans who travel to Spain,” a message just lately posted on its website. The wording, however, can no longer be found, as it appears it was easily pulled when the first lady and daughter Sasha left on their trip. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley, when asked if there was a travel warning for Spain, said, “I do not believe so.”
Who will pay for the first lady’s costly escape trip to Spain?
The biggest problem concerning many citizens concerning the first lady’s vacation trip to Spain is the price of the trip and the way it affects taxpayer dollars. On Thursday, New York Daily News writer Andrea Tantaros trash-talked Michelle Obama, calling her a “modern day Marie Antoinette” for taking such a lavish vacation while the majority of the Americas is financially struggling. The first lady and companions are staying at Hotel Villa Padierna, often called one of the world’s top 10 luxurious hotels, with rates that range from $ 500 to almost $ 3,000 for a single night, as outlined by Yahoo News.
Regardless of who is responsible for choosing the location, whether it was the Obama delegation or Secret Service, who typically has the last say on where the protected resides, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stated the first lady, as well as the private entourage traveling with her, will pay for every personal expense. The overall cost of the trip, nevertheless, will not be fully covered with personal out-of-the-pocket cash, given that the first lady has full-time Secret Service protection and has to travel on board an official Air Force charter plane, which is covered by taxpayers.
Further reading
politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/08/05/first-lady-michelle-obama-and-daughter-sasha-vacationing-spain-amid-warnings-"racist-prej
news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100805/pl_yblog_upshot/first-lady-under-fire-for-her-glitzy-spanish-vacation
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