In what seems to be a blatant abuse of public sources, Vice President JD Vance had the U.S. Military Corps of Engineers elevate the water stage of a river in Ohio so he may have a greater boating expertise on a private trip to rejoice his birthday, the Guardian reported.
Information from the USA Geological Survey exhibits that the water stage of the Caesar Creek Lake in Ohio—which feeds into the Little Miami River the place Vance was vacationing with household for his forty first birthday on Aug. 2—dropped precipitously on the times Vance was vacationing.
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In accordance with the Guardian report, Vance’s Secret Service element made the request to “support safe navigation” of the Little Miami River for Vance’s safety element. However even when that was the case, which someway we extremely doubt, Vance ought to have chosen a distinct household trip spot.
One has to noticeably query Vance’s political instincts if he’s okay with the optics of utilizing taxpayer sources for a household trip on public lands, whereas the Nationwide Parks Service struggles to offer common People with service due to funds cuts from co-President Elon Musk’s damaging Division of Authorities Effectivity.
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Norm Eisen, who served as White Home particular counsel for ethics and authorities reform underneath former President Barack Obama, mentioned he by no means would have authorised this type of journey.
“While there may well be security-related explanations or justifications that come into the analysis, my reaction is: I don’t care. We shouldn’t be utilising government resources in this way. I never would have allowed it,” Eisen instructed the Guardian.
Democrats, in the meantime, slammed Vance for utilizing Military Corps of Engineers sources for his private acquire.
“In NJ, we’re waiting for Army Corp of Engineers to address ongoing, catastrophic flooding of the Rahway River towns. Maybe after Vance family vacation,” Kathleen Miller Prunty, the commissioner of public security in Cranford, New Jersey, wrote in a publish on X.
Finally, that is simply the newest time Trump administration officers have used public sources for personal enjoyment. President Donald Trump notoriously spent tens of thousands and thousands on an finally lame army parade to rejoice his birthday. He’s additionally spending billions of taxpayer {dollars} on a brand new Air Power One which he’ll then take with him after he leaves workplace—an insanely corrupt deal that Republican yes-men in Congress are completely happy to let Pricey Chief have.
What’s extra, Trump is spending tens of thousands and thousands of taxpayer {dollars} to journey to his private golf properties not solely in the USA, but in addition overseas. Most lately, he spent $10 million to go to his failing golf properties in Scotland, the place he was mercilessly mocked by Scots who hate his guts.
Different lower-level Trump officers are additionally utilizing their authorities positions for private acquire. FBI Director Kash Patel has been accused of utilizing authorities personal jets for private journey. And Division of Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem requested a brand new $50 million personal jet to ferry her round to her evil stunts.
The Trump administration desires all of us to go with out as they stay within the lap of luxurious with taxpayer sources. F that.
