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1/ Trump rips off taxpayers. @washingtonpost reports Mar-a-Lago billed "rack rate" of $546/night to gov't employee. wapo.st/2y3C9VB?tid=ss…
2/ Per diem rate for hotel Palm Beach in March is $182. Trump bills $546. gsa.gov/travel/plan-bo…
3/ GSA regs allow for payment up to three times per diem for hotels (surprise, surprise: that's $546) under very limited circumstances.
4/ ..."if a Federal employee cannot find a room within the established per diem rates" gsa.gov/travel/plan-bo…
5/ According to Expedia, there are at least 166 hotels in the area, so it's unlikely that there were not many less expensive options nearby. 
6/ Many hotels offer rooms at the government rate when they frequently house government employees. Clearly Mar-A-Lago doesn't.
7/ And it's not uncommon for gov't employees to book less than convenient hotels to stay within per diem limit.
8/ In other words, Trump hotels are, in effect, running a scam at the expense of taxpayers. Profits uber alles. Full stop.
9/ My coda to excellent WaPo reporting on POTUS conflict of interests @drewharwell @AmyJBrittain @Fahrenthold @KevinMKruse @pastpunditry
