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In Scotland.
In May, a flight to deliver supplies between the U.S. and Kuwait twice took a detour thousands of miles out of its way. Instead of flying to Ramstein Air base in Germany or Naval Station Rota in Spain to refuel, it flew to Glasgow Scotland, a destination the crew had never flown to before in the previous dozens of trips they made to the Middle East.
Not only did they fly to Scotland on the way out, they were directed to the same location on their return trip. In addition to this detour, the cost to refuel was substantially higher since they had landed at a commercial airfield rather than an allied air base such as at Lakenheath Air Base in England.
But wait, there's more. Instead of staying at one of the usual hotels such as a Hilton or Marriott, the crew stayed at the con artist's failing golf course at Turnberry.
As a result of these highly unusual incidents, the House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into whether the U.S. taxpayers are not only enriching the con artist, a violation of the Emolument Clause of the Constitution, but helping to keep afloat the failing golf course in Scotland. Since the con artist purchased the property, it has never turned a profit.
"Despite Prestwick Airport's struggling operations, US military expenditures at the airport appear to have increased substantially since the election," the lawmakers wrote.
They cite records of the Defense Logistics Agency showing 629 fuel purchase orders adding up to $11 million since October 2017, as well as reports of the Prestwick airport providing discounted rooms to some crews and free rounds of golf at Turnberry for American — specifically military — crews.
Needless to say, the Defense Department has not turned over a single piece of paper in response to the constitutionally authorized request by the House committee.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/06/air-force-trump-scottish-retreat-1484337
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/politics/house-oversight-investigation-trump-turnberry/index.html
In May, a flight to deliver supplies between the U.S. and Kuwait twice took a detour thousands of miles out of its way. Instead of flying to Ramstein Air base in Germany or Naval Station Rota in Spain to refuel, it flew to Glasgow Scotland, a destination the crew had never flown to before in the previous dozens of trips they made to the Middle East.
Not only did they fly to Scotland on the way out, they were directed to the same location on their return trip. In addition to this detour, the cost to refuel was substantially higher since they had landed at a commercial airfield rather than an allied air base such as at Lakenheath Air Base in England.
But wait, there's more. Instead of staying at one of the usual hotels such as a Hilton or Marriott, the crew stayed at the con artist's failing golf course at Turnberry.
One crew member was so struck by the choice of hotel — markedly different than the Marriotts and Hiltons the 176th maintenance squadron is used to — that he texted someone close to him and told him about the stay, sending a photo and noting that the crew’s per diem allowance wasn’t enough to cover food and drinks at the ritzy resort.
As a result of these highly unusual incidents, the House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into whether the U.S. taxpayers are not only enriching the con artist, a violation of the Emolument Clause of the Constitution, but helping to keep afloat the failing golf course in Scotland. Since the con artist purchased the property, it has never turned a profit.
According to a letter the panel sent to the Pentagon in June, the military has spent $11 million on fuel at the Prestwick Airport — the closest airport to Trump Turnberry — since October 2017, fuel that would be cheaper if purchased at a U.S. military base. The letter also cites a Guardian report that the airport provided cut-rate rooms and free rounds of golf at Turnberry for U.S. military members.
Taken together, the incidents raise the possibility that the military has helped keep Trump’s Turnberry resort afloat — the property lost $4.5 million in 2017, but revenue went up $3 million in 2018.
Taken together, the incidents raise the possibility that the military has helped keep Trump’s Turnberry resort afloat — the property lost $4.5 million in 2017, but revenue went up $3 million in 2018.
"Despite Prestwick Airport's struggling operations, US military expenditures at the airport appear to have increased substantially since the election," the lawmakers wrote.
They cite records of the Defense Logistics Agency showing 629 fuel purchase orders adding up to $11 million since October 2017, as well as reports of the Prestwick airport providing discounted rooms to some crews and free rounds of golf at Turnberry for American — specifically military — crews.
Needless to say, the Defense Department has not turned over a single piece of paper in response to the constitutionally authorized request by the House committee.
A senior Air Force official who was previously stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska — where the C-17 crew was based — said choosing to refuel in Glasgow and stay at a posh property a half hour away would be unusual for such a mission. Typically, the official said, air crews stay on a military base while in transit or at nearby lodgings “unless all the hotels are booked or there is a Scottish sheep festival going on.”
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“Master sergeants are cheap,” he said.
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“Master sergeants are cheap,” he said.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/06/air-force-trump-scottish-retreat-1484337
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/politics/house-oversight-investigation-trump-turnberry/index.html
