Expensive massages, top shelf vodka and five-star hotels:
First Lady accused of spending $10m in public money on her vacations
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The Obamas' summer break on
But according to new reports, this is the least of their
extravagances.
White House sources today claimed that the First Lady has
spent $10million of
Expensive taste: Michelle Obama, pictured yesterday
in
Branding her 'disgusting' and 'a vacation junkie', they say
the 47-year-old mother-of-two has been indulging in five-star hotels, where she
splashes out on expensive massages and alcohol.
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The 'top source' told the National Enquirer: 'It's
disgusting. Michelle is taking advantage of her privileged position while the
most hardworking Americans can barely afford a week or two off work.
'When it's all added up, she's spent more than $10million in
taxpayers' money on her vacations.'
His and her jets: The President and his wife, who are
spending nine days on
The First Lady is believed to have taken 42 days of holiday
in the past year, including a $375,000 break in Spain and a four-day ski trip
to Vail, Colorado, where she spent $2,000 a night on a suite at the Sebastian
hotel.
And the first family's nine-day stay in
The source continued: 'Michelle also enjoys drinking
expensive booze during her trips. She favours
martinis with top-shelf vodka and has a taste for rich sparking wines.
'The vacations are totally Michelle's idea. She's like a
junkie. She can't schedule enough getaways, and she lives from one to the next
- all the while sticking it to hardworking Americans.'
Travelling in style: Mrs
Obama during her $375,000 trip to
High security: Bodyguards surround the First Lady and
youngest daughter Sasha as they take a stroll on the
While the President and his wife do pay for some of their
personal expenses from their own pocket, the website whitehousedossier.com says
that the amount paid by the couple is 'dwarfed by the overall cost to the
public'.
The magazine also reported that Mrs
Obama, whose fashion choices are widely followed, had been going on 'wild
shopping sprees', much to the distress of her husband, who, its sources reveal,
is 'absolutely furious' at his wife's 'out-of-control spending'.
The President has already come under fire this week over his
decision to take a family vacation while millions of Americans are out of work
and countless more are financially strapped.
Luxury break: The President and his family, pictured
in December, splashed out more than $1.5million on a Christmas holiday in
'Winter White House': The property in
But the situation sparked further anger after he and his
wife elected to fly separately to the
Mr Obama left the White House aboard Marine One on his way to Andrews Air
Force base to hitch a lift aboard Air Force One - along with First Dog Bo.
After landing at
His wife and daughters, who arrived just four hours earlier,
were also travelling from
They would also have had their own motorcade from the
airport to the vacation residence.
FIRST
LADY OF LUXURY TRAVEL: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE OBAMAS' LAVISH GETAWAYS OVER THE
PAST 12 MONTHS
GIRLS' TRIP TO
The exact cost is unclear as Mrs
Obama and her 40 friends footed many personal expenses, such as hotels and
meals themselves.
But the
Per diems for the secret service team runs
at around $281 each - nearly $98,000 for the length of the summer break.
Use of Air Force Two, the Air Force version of a 757, comes
in at $149,900 for the round trip. This does not include time on the ground.
Mrs Obama's personal staff, of which there are an unknown amount and might
cost considerably more per day, should also be taken into account.
CHRISTMAS BREAK IN
According to the
$63,000 on an early flight bringing Mrs Obama and the children to
$1,000,000 on Mr
Obama’s return trip from
$38,000 for the ‘Winter White House’
beach property rental.
$16,000 to rent nearby homes for
Secret Service and Navy Seals.
$134,000 for 24 White House staff to
stay at the Moana Hotel.
$251,000 in police overtime.
$10,000 for an ambulance to be on
hand at all times
SKI TRIP TO VAIL:
FEBRUARY 2011
Mrs Obama and her daughters stayed at the Sebastian hotel on Vail Mountain,
where rooms cost more than $2,400 for multi-bedroom suites.
The family appear to have flown
there on Air Force Two.
They were escorted to the resort by a motorcade of about a
dozen vehicles, including 15 state and local law enforcement officers
SUMMER HOLIDAY ON
The Blue Heron Farm estate, where the Obama family are currently staying, rents for about $50,000 a
week.
According to