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FBN’s Lou Dobbs on the many fundraising events the President has attended and their impact on taxpayers.
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-- the president would even think of claiming that is busy schedule.
Prevented him from campaigning for Tom Barrett in Wisconsin.
It's exactly what was the president's so -- occupied with he's got those other responsibilities you mentioned.
-- the day before that election the campaigner in chief was actually -- a fundraising blitz right here in glorious New York City.
And his schedule consisted not.
Not one not two but three camp if -- races.
But virtually nothing compared with his fundraising schedule the -- now the president is out doing himself now he's attending the president.
Isn't -- attending.
Six.
66.
Fund raising.
Of it.
I loved.
This is one way.
One day in Baltimore.
And Philadelphia.
How is -- gonna make three point 6000003.
Point six million.
Now my calculation tells me that's 600 grand.
And that's not bad.
-- announcing his reelection campaign fourteen months ago think about this fourteen months ago our president has now attended.
Wolf.
I loved 100.
Take -- guess how many partners.
100.
I'm gonna do -- -- -- -- here it is drum roll please.
160.
-- that's a record for any president in this straight.
At this time in 2004.
No matter your personal partisanship.
Whatever.
President George W.
Bush had only managed.
Seven being.
-- And bush.
-- double.
This month by this president Democrats trying to defend the president saying it's a big money underdog.
He needs to counter the advantage of conservative super pacs.
Incumbency is not an advantage of all the president's trip to raise money however does -- putting a lot of taxpayer money it costs Air Force One alone.
180000.
Dollars and hour and you know -- The campaign repaid the government just a fraction of that amount.
The cost -- charter of 737.
We're not factoring in the costs of Secret Service agents White House advance teams the air force cargo planes that transport the presidential motorcade the helicopters that take the president.
From an airport were remote site for the year political apolitical voted for or against this president.
As a taxpayer.
You are now a very big contributor.
To his --
