The first lady, Michelle Obama, is at the moment under fire for taking an costly private vacation with daughter Sasha and various Obama family friends, according to Fox News. Of course, anything the first lady, or any member of the first family, chooses to do is always a public affair, as the media is already hurling criticisms her way. Now everyone wants to know each little detail the first lady’s private vacation entails. Resource for this article – First lady Michelle Obama criticized for pricey getaway in Spain by Personal Money Store.
Travel warning issued for Spain, where first lady vacations
While her husband celebrated his 49th birthday in Chicago with talk show mega-star Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, with 9-year-old daughter and friends of the family, went on what the White House described as a four-day “private trip” to the beautiful southern coast of Spain. While some are avoiding talking about the trip’s price, others are voicing concerns of safety.
The State Department, as outlined by Fox News, had issued a travel warning for all Americans traveling to Spain, as “racist prejudices can result in the arrest of Afro-Americans who travel to Spain,” a message recently posted on its website. However, following the first lady and daughter Sasha left on their trip, it appears the wording has been easily removed. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley, when asked if there was a travel warning for Spain, said, “I don’t believe so.”
The price tag on first lady’s Spain trip
The biggest worry concerning the first lady’s trip trip to Spain is the overall cost of the trip and also the affect it has on taxpayer cash. New York Daily News writer Andrea Tantaros trash-talked Michelle Obama on Thursday, calling her a “modern day Marie Antoinette” for going on such an expensive vacation when the majority of the United States is financially underwater. Yahoo News reports the first lady and her companions are staying at the luxury Hotel Villa Padierna, a hotel that’s often referred to as one of the world’s top ten, with rates that range from $ 500 to nearly 3-grand per night.
Regardless of who chose the location, whether it was the Obama delegation or Secret Service, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has confirmed the first lady will take care of her own personal expenditures, as will the private party traveling with her. The overall cost of the trip, however, will not be fully covered with personal out-of-the-pocket money, given that the first lady has full-time Secret Service protection and has to travel on board an official Air Force charter plane, which is covered by taxpayers.
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