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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Your tax dollars at work ...
Date: 07/17/26 7:47 AM
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mercurynews.com - Jd vance secret service helicopter son golf lesson

A bombshell new report reveals that Secret Service agents assigned to JD Vance and his family have become increasingly frustrated about the vice president and his office pressing them for “royal treatment,” asking for taxpayer-funded government resources for trips, assignments and other “perks” that they consider “inappropriate” and “unprecedented.”

A demand for one such “perk” came as recently as last Thursday, according to the report by MS Now. The vice president expected a Secret Service detail to accompany one of his young sons on a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter so that the boy could attend a golf lesson.

The planned trip on Marine Two, the call sign for the U.S. Marine Corps helicopter that carries the vice president, was to take Vance’s son to Joint Base Andrews, which includes a secure, world-class golf center, two administration officials told MS Now.

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But the White House Military Office would have to authorize its use, and operating the aircraft could cost taxpayers between $16,000 and $24,600 per hour, MS NOW reported, citing 2022 Defense Department budget estimates.

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“That is RIDICULOUS,” one person with knowledge of last week’s planned golf lessons trip told MS NOW in a message. “Pence and Harris never pulled anything like that.” MS NOW also reported that the Vances recently requested “last-minute” helicopter rides to locations around Middleburg, Virginia, so they could hunt for houses to buy or rent for family members.


And it is not just the taxpayers dollars that they are so frivolous with it is also the Secret Service resources and agents time.

Hastily arranged trips force agents to cancel their days off, drop other plans, race to the location if needed and come up with security plans in a hurry, numerous current and former Secret Service personnel told MS NOW. This pattern of hastily arranged trips can quickly erode morale on a protection detail, MS NOW also reported.
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