RATHEREXPOSETHEM

THE CHURCH MILITANT Ephesians 5:11-"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them". This Christian News Blog maintains a one stop resource of current news and reports of its own related to church, moral, spiritual, and related political issues, plus articles, and postings from other online discernment ministries, and media which share the aims to obey the biblical commands to shed light on and refute error, heresy, apostasy, cults, and spiritual abuse.

Thursday, June 30, 2016

MICHELLE OBAMA'S LAVISH ONE NIGHT STAY IN MOROCCO COST TAXPAYERS $612,322~PLUS A $100 MILLION GRANT FOR THE EDUCATION OF MUSLIM MOROCCAN GIRLS

A LAVISH DINNER WITH MUSLIMS AND BRINGING A CASH LOAD FOR MUSLIM GIRLS' EDUCATION AT U.S. TAXPAYER EXPENSE

Morocco's Lalla Salma Offers Iftar For Michelle Obama - Marrakesh

Malia and Sasha Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Princesses Lalla Salma, Lalla Meryem, and Lalla Asmaa attend an iftar dinner (ramadan meal) / AP

THE FEAST (SLIDE SHOW)

MICHELLE OBAMA'S ONE NIGHT STAY IN MOROCCO COST TAXPAYERS $612,322

Trip aimed to promote ‘Let Girls Learn’

BY ELIZABETH HARRINGTON

SEE: http://freebeacon.com/culture/michelle-obamas-one-night-stay-morocco-cost-taxpayers-612322/; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

First Lady Michelle Obama’s one night stay in Morocco cost taxpayers over $600,000 in hotel and car rental costs alone.

Mrs. Obama traveled to the North African country with her daughters Sasha and Malia and mother Marian Robinson to promote her education initiative “Let Girls Learn.” She arrived in Morocco wearing a $1,750 designer dress and ended the night with a “lavish dinner” with Princess Lalla Salma and actress Meryl Streep.

Rooms were booked at three five-star hotels for the 24-hour visit, according to contracts signed off by the State Department.

Two contracts were signed for rooms at the Royal Mansour worth $50,000 and $10,073. The five-star hotel has a mother-daughter spa suite, promises its guests “wonder, luxury and unparalleled services,” and offers a “spiritual spa journey.”

The Hotel Sofitel Marrakech Lounge and Spa was also booked for Mrs. Obama’s trip, including contracts worth $200,000, $31,968, and $28,039. The Secret Service also stayed at the Sofitel for$133,493. A pre-advance visit cost $4,676.

Additional rooms were booked at the Pearl Marrakech Hotel, costing $24,934.

Renting a car and driver for Mrs. Obama’s visit cost $6,966, and other car service for Secret Service, the White House Military Office, and the White House Communications Agency totaled $122,173. In all, the contracts totaled $612,322.

Aside from hotel and motorcade costs, the Daily Mail estimates that flights for the trip totaled $300,000.

Morocco was the second stop on Mrs. Obama’s three-country visit. Obama first traveled to Liberia, and headed to Madrid on Wednesday to promote girls’ education.

People.com noted, “The exciting trip closely follows Malia’s graduation from Washington, D.C.’s private Sidwell Friends School.”

_______________________________________________________