Must be nice to be the queen, eh? Michelle Obama’s recent “vacation” to Cambodia was quite expensive. In fact, just the hotel rooms alone cost we, the people, $242,500… for ONE NIGHT!
First of all, what does Michelle Obama have to take a vacation from? She doesn’t even HAVE a job!
Anyway, her little jaunts all around the world are costing us tens of millions and her trip to Cambodia was no cut-rate deal, for sure.
Hotel accommodations for First Lady Michelle Obama’s two-day trip to Cambodia required 85 rooms and cost taxpayers $242,500, according to a government contract released Friday.
Mrs. Obama traveled to Siem Reap, Cambodia on March 21 to promote a girls education initiative. A contract was awarded on March 3, citing the “unusual and compelling urgency” of the First Lady’s trip.
Mrs. Obama and a delegation of senior high-level U.S. government officials stayed at the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf and Spa Resort, according to a justification and approval document for the visit.
The trip required 85 single rooms, five office suites, five sleeping suites, and one conference room for 14 nights. Mrs. Obama herself only stayed in Cambodia for two days, leaving on March 22.
From our last check on Michelle’s undeserved vacation bill, she has wasted upwards to $44.4 million so far.