Trump slams Obama’s Hawaii vacation

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Leave it to Donald Trump to stir the pot. 

The State reports: 

 New York real estate mogul Donald Trump has consistently taken shots at President Barack Obama throughout 2011, ranging from questions about his birth certificate to his handling of the U.S. economy.

Now he is criticizing the president for his Hawaii Christmas vacation. After signing the two month extension of the reduced payroll tax rate into law on Friday, the president flew to Hawaii to spend the holidays with his family. Mr. Trump is critical of that move, which is he alleged is being paid for by taxpayers during a time of high unemployment and an economic downturn in the U.S.

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