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unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts) Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:00 PM Jan 2017

Are the taxpayers footing the bill for the traveling applause corps?

How many aids accompany most presidents to events like the one at the CIA? It seem as if he brought many more to be his cheering section. Would be interesting to see the numbers.

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Are the taxpayers footing the bill for the traveling applause corps? (Original Post) unitedwethrive Jan 2017 OP

Of course we are, just like we're footing the bill for the two floors of Secret Service sarcasmo Jan 2017 #1

Evidently no federal hiring freeze in the Department of Propaganda and Alternative Facts Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #2

In case you're looking for a shorter term, marybourg Jan 2017 #3

Any official travel vouchers should be available under the FOIA Jacob Boehme Jan 2017 #4

You betcha. It's an indispendable presidential appendage. dalton99a Jan 2017 #5

So, we are paying for the clap even though WE do not have it? Doreen Jan 2017 #6

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

1. Of course we are, just like we're footing the bill for the two floors of Secret Service

Reply to unitedwethrive (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:01 PM

Jan 2017

@ Trump Tower. The Man in the High Castle will be bleeding the tax payers dry.

Freethinker65

(10,068 posts)

2. Evidently no federal hiring freeze in the Department of Propaganda and Alternative Facts

Reply to unitedwethrive (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:03 PM

Jan 2017

marybourg

(12,639 posts)

3. In case you're looking for a shorter term,

Reply to unitedwethrive (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:36 PM

Jan 2017

the previously nearly obsolete, but now suddenly resurgent term is "claque".

Jacob Boehme

(789 posts)

4. Any official travel vouchers should be available under the FOIA

Reply to unitedwethrive (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:53 PM

Jan 2017

So if the "Clap Core" is traveling with trump to give him the clap on official travel, then those are public records.
(sorry, couldn't resist the double entendre)

dalton99a

(81,636 posts)

5. You betcha. It's an indispendable presidential appendage.

Reply to unitedwethrive (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:58 PM

Jan 2017

Doreen

(11,686 posts)

6. So, we are paying for the clap even though WE do not have it?

Reply to unitedwethrive (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 03:15 PM

Jan 2017

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