White House: Trump’s regular weekend trips not setting a bad example for jet-setting Cabinet

Published October 5, 2017 7:34pm ET



White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday President Trump isn’t setting a bad example for cabinet members whose use of private planes at taxpayer expense has led to ongoing controversy.

Sanders defended Trump’s use of Air Force One — which costs about $180,000 an hour to operate — to visit his properties in Florida and New Jersey on 17 weekends.

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