Judicial Watch: Obama Labor Day Weekend Jet-Setting Costs Taxpayers Over 1.5 Mil - "The difference in cost for Obama's last minute change amounted to $295,227.80 more in taxpayer expenses. And that is nearly six times what the average American makes in a year"

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President Obama enjoyed several taxpayer-funded junkets over this past Labor Day weekend that appear quite detached from the people's business. That's what the travel records we obtained from the U.S. Air Force show. The president ran up over $1.5 million in expenses for his weekend trips. So let's dig into how he spent his time on the taxpayer dime.

He began his money-raising venture by heading to Westchester, New York, on Friday, August 29. While in New York, Obama attended two fundraisers for the Democratic National Committee, one of them a BBQ at the home of former UBS CEO Robert Wolf. Obama later that day took off for Providence, Rhode Island, for a fundraiser at the private residence of former Nortek CEO Richard Bready and Betty Easton, where tickets cost up to $32, 400.The Bready/Easton event was Obama's ninth fundraiser for the DNC this year.

Although the president was initially scheduled to fly back to Westchester, New York, that Friday night, and then return to D.C. after attending the wedding of White House chef Sam Kass to MSNBC host Alex Wagner, he made some last minute changes. Obama flew to D.C. for the night on Friday and then flew back to New York on Saturday. Apparently, it was necessary for Obama to "sleep in his own bed, do a little work..., spend time with his family and then travel to New York," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest explained.

The difference in cost for Obama's last minute change amounted to $295,227.80 more in taxpayer expenses. ...

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