Mike Pence Quietly Took a Enormous Christmas Ski Trip as Coronavirus Circumstances Soared – Costing Taxpayers Over $750,000

Further details on the Trump Pence administration will continue to be revealed.

The Washington Citizens’ Responsibility and Ethics Monitoring Group (CREW) said new documents showed then-Vice President Mike Pence displayed “poor judgment” during the coronavirus pandemic.

“While coronavirus cases rose to record levels in late December, Vice President Mike Pence was on a ski vacation in Vail, Colorado. The trip came with a massive bill for taxpayers. According to the CREW, just protecting the secret service cost US $ 757,527.85. At the time of his vacation trip, Pence was the head of the White House’s coronavirus task force, which issued dire warnings after Thanksgiving when the CDC recommended that Americans stay home over the holidays to limit the spread of the virus. Obviously, Pence has not followed the government’s advice, exposing dozens of intelligence agents to an increased risk of infection, ”the group said on Thursday.

“Pence’s trip ran from December 23 to January 1 and reportedly included an entourage of at least 48 Secret Service agents, adding to both the high cost and risk of infection. The agents stayed at several different hotels in the Vail area and rented 77 cars for the trip. Fees included more than $ 270,000 at the Marriott Vail Mountain and more than $ 80,000 at the Ritz Carlton, ”the group reported.

“It’s also not the first time Mike Pence has been charging taxpayers huge bills for his trip. In 2019 he traveled to Ireland for government business in Dublin but stayed at Donald Trump’s resort across the country in Doonbeg. It cost more than half a million dollars to travel and also resulted in the Secret Service spending more than $ 15,000 at Trump’s resort, ”the group noted. “While Pence’s December trip to Vail was less nakedly corrupt than his trip to Doonbeg, it showed a different kind of poor judgment by hiring many government officials to put him in danger amid a raging pandemic. We hope the head of the coronavirus task force knows better. “

NEW: Then-Vice President Mike Pence was on a ski trip in late December when COVID prices rose and the CDC advised people to stay home for the holidays. Documents received from @CREWcrew show that travel expenses taxpayers are in excess of $ 750,000 in Secret Service expenses. Http://t.co/pYm6bX3GCB

– Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) April 22, 2021

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