Obama still spends tens of millions of dollars of the US government every year after retirement

No less than his predecessor Obama, Mr. Trump also spends a lot of money on travel.

» Obama will be America's most 'expensive' former president

Mr. Obama loves playing golf.

The New York Post reported that during his eight years as president, Mr. Obama spent more than $105 million (about 2.3 trillion VND) of government money on “unnecessary” trips and vacations. The information was published on September 14 and shocked many Americans.

One of the Obama family’s most expensive trips was to Martha’s Vineyard in August 2016. The trip cost $2.7 million, including hotel, car, and transportation. Obama’s last trip as President of the United States to Hawaii also cost the US more than $1.8 million.

“It’s shocking to see the amount of money being spent on trips that don’t benefit the community,” said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch. “I also don’t understand why it took so many years for information about presidential trips to be released.”

Mr. Obama on a trip right after his term ends.

Obama’s travel expenses do not include luxury hotel accommodations, health care for the president and his family. This amount only includes the minimum amount for the bodyguards who accompany Obama. Mr. Fitton said this amount is unreasonable because Obama goes to charity events, fundraisers, relaxes and plays golf but still “burns” the people’s money.

Before retiring, Mr. Obama signed a regulation requiring US Secret Service agents to protect every president 24/7 until the end of his life. The cost of protecting a former US president a year is about 10 million USD (about 220 billion VND). This amount is for Secret Service agents and caregivers accompanying the former US President.

President Donald Trump is no slouch when it comes to spending. Most recently, he spent about $4 million on travel, mostly to his Florida resort.

From February 3 to March 27, the Secret Service spent more than $3.6 million on hotels, car rentals, transportation, and logistics for Trump to travel between his home and the White House. Many people have spoken out asking President Trump to take measures to cut this excessive spending.

According to Dan Viet