The following article by Jack Gillum, Alex Horton, Drew Harwell and Lisa Rein was posted on the Washington Post website September 29, 2017:
Members of President Trump’s Cabinet have been taking noncommercial flights at the expense of taxpayers, and Trump says he’s “not happy.” (Monica Akhtar/TWP)
Nearly three days into a trip to Europe this past July, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin had attended a Wimbledon championship tennis match, toured Westminster Abbey and taken a cruise on the Thames.
The 10-day trip was not entirely a vacation. Shulkin was in Europe for meetings with Danish and British officials about veterans’ health issues, so taxpayers picked up part of the tab. Continue reading “VA chief took in Wimbledon, river cruise on European work trip; wife’s expenses covered by taxpayers”