Remember President Obama’s recent Latin America trip where he got to do all kinds of cool stuff like do the wave with a communist dictator and ballroom dance with a playboy model while the rest of the world mourned over the terrorist attack in Belgium?
Well, not only was it a blast but apparently the Argentina portion cost taxpayers a nice chunk of change too.
From Free Beacon:
President Barack Obama’s two-day visit to Argentina, where he tangoed and downplayed the differences between capitalism and communism, cost taxpayers nearly $1.4 million.
Lodging for the president and White House staff totaled $115,588, while conference rooms cost $35,584. Another contract for hotel rooms cost $31,585.
U.S. Secret Service costs associated with the trip included $120,782 for hotel rooms at the Hyatt Park in Buenos Aires and $707,801 for transportation.
Use of Marine One, the presidential helicopter, during Obama’s trip cost $44,611. Other transportation costs included contracts worth $68,597, $23,304, $4,789, $8,212, and $24,955.
Transportation costs for journalists traveling with the president as part of the White House Correspondents Association totaled $141,794.
Finally, a contract signed March 9 for “repair and maintenance for pool bathrooms” for the president’s visit to Argentina cost $50,218.
Pretty sweet trip!
Meanwhile, the country is almost $20 trillion in debt.
But that’s the next president’s problem now.
SMALLGOVREPORT 
No worries. We the tax paying middle class will take care of that for him. Honestly, I hope the next POTUS, whomever it may be, does the right thing that a leader should do and not play the “blame the previous POTUS” game, but it sure will be funny to see his reaction the first time the new POTUS says something like, “I inherited this mess” or “it’s Obama’s fault.”
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