Obama Hawaii Vacation Jeered

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The U.K.’s Daily Mail has an article with this headline: “It must be nice being president … Obama to jet off to Hawaii for SEVENTEEN DAY Christmas vacation.”

Excerpt:

The President’s family covers the cost of a private beach front residence in Kailua, Oahu, for their vacation — a ‘Winter White House’ that costs up to $3,500 a day. … But the local and federal taxpayers help pay the bill for travel and security.

Obama is scheduled to arrive Dec. 17, though his wife and children may arrive earlier. It’s not clear yet where the family will stay, however.

The First Family

Photo courtesy The White House

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