United States Presidential vacations
Presidential vacations have often been contentious and a source of criticism for presidents throughout history.
History
Martha's Vineyard is one choice taken for location for vacation, since the time of Ulysses S. Grant, during 1874. Presidents who have taken a vacation there include President Kennedy, President Adams, President Clinton, and President Obama.[1]
- John Adams was criticized for spending time caring for his ailing wife.[2]
- The longest vacation by any United States president was James Madison. Madison was at the end of his presidency, when he took a four-month vacation from sometime during June 1816 until sometime during October 1816.[3]
- James Garfield was shot while leaving Washington for his vacation.[4]
- Theodore Roosevelt was criticized for leaving Washington for months at a time.[2]
- Franklin Roosevelt was criticized for spending time on his yacht.[2]
- George W. Bush was often criticized by Democrats for taking long vacations to his ranch in Crawford, Texas, during the Iraq war,[2] the previous President often chose to take a vacation on his ranch.[5]
- Barack Obama's vacations have been scrutinized by the media.[6] During the 2009-2010 recession he was criticized for vacationing at Martha's Vineyard.[6] |url=http://www.salon.com/2017/01/02/under-3-weeks-left-obama-in-closing-stretch-of-presidency/ |title=Obama returns to Washington: Protecting healthcare law on the closing stretch agenda |work=Salon |publisher=Associated Press |date=2017-01-02 |accessdate=2017-01-03 }}</ref>
- Before his election as the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump frequently criticized[7] President Obama on Twitter for spending too much time away on vacation at too high a cost to American taxpayers. President Trump, however, has spent most weekends at Mar-a-Lago or his golf course in New Jersey in his private club and estate, estimated at a cost of between $1 million and $3 million per trip.[8] At the current rate, Trump is set to outspend President Obama's total vacation costs for his two terms during his first year in office.[9] The high cost of Trump's vacations are due to high security costs for his "Southern White House." Mar-a-Lago is not only Trump's private estate, but also a members-only country club.
Known Totals
References
- ↑ B. Jasnoff (August 2016). The Clintons Were Here. So Were the Obamas. Boston Magazine. p. 41. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Criticism likely to follow Obama on upcoming vacation". CNN. August 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Some Past Presidential Vacations". My Fox Spokane. August 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ↑ Rawlings, Nate (August 23, 2010). "Brief History: Presidential Vacations". Time magazine. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
Not every vacation has been a welcome diversion. In 1881, James Garfield was shot while leaving Washington and died two...
- ↑ R. Unruh - 'No vacation' Obama spends $80 million on vacations WND Retrieved January 13, 2017
- 1 2 "Obamas to begin sixth holiday of the year". The Daily Telegraph. August 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
Mr Obama’s holidays have been particularly scrutinized in the last year, as he has come under fire for his handling of the US economy as well as the Louisiana oil spill. ... He was questioned last year for choosing to stay on the elitist Martha’s Vineyard during a severe recession, while in July he was criticized for taking his family to Maine rather than visit the Gulf of Mexico coast line. He subsequently took his family to Florida last weekend.
- ↑ Daileda, Colin. "Trump loved to bully Obama about vacations, so of course he's off to Florida". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ↑ "Trump's Mar-a-Lago travel triggers cost and ethics concerns". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ↑ CNN, Dan Merica. "Trump on pace to surpass 8 years of Obama's travel spending in 1 year". CNN. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ↑ Philip Bump (2017-03-17). "How much is Donald Trump’s travel and protection costing, anyway?". Washington Post.
- ↑ Anita Kumar (2016-12-28). "Report: 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 million". McClatchy.
- ↑ "Judicial Watch: New Obama Travel Costs Bring Eight-Year Total over $96 Million". Judicial Watch. 2016-12-29.
- ↑ C. Eugene Emery Jr. (2016-09-09). "Facts take a vacation in Occupy Democrats' post about presidential, congressional time off". Politifact.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lauren Victoria Burke (2013-03-27). "The Most Vacationing President in U.S. History: George W. Bush".
- ↑ "Compared to past presidents, Obama takes few vacations". CBS News. 2014-12-22.
- ↑ "Five myths about presidential vacations". Washington Post. 2014-08-15.
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