‘Air Pelosi’ Is Finally Exposed

You know how Pelosi and her friends pretend to care so much about the middle class and poor?

It’s the joke of the century. Pelosi pretends to care about government workers and “frivolous” spending, but it’s all an act. Actions speak louder than words.

Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch has an op-ed out, detailing the costs associated with Pelosi’s excessive travels.

'Air Pelosi' – What you don't know about the lucrative travel our leaders enjoy on your dime https://t.co/tfMRer2xnk #FoxNews

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) January 24, 2019

AIR PELOSI: @JudicialWatch exposed how @SpeakerPelosi abused the perks of military luxury travel. And how congressional junkets waste your tax dollars. https://t.co/aUN2SbJPQi pic.twitter.com/whEQVEsCY1

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) January 23, 2019

I was on @FoxNews ten years ago talking about Air Pelosi controversy, exposed by @JudicialWatch's investigations and litigation. And now, thanks to President @RealDonaldTrump, the same issue is back in the news. https://t.co/JRxtS3A8Zn and https://t.co/sG3YVQz7LH pic.twitter.com/tVLK3480rg

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) January 18, 2019

We have long noted Pelosi’s abuse of the perks of public office that granted her access to luxury military travel. This current expedition is hardly new for her.

In 2009, during Pelosi’s first speakership, we uncovered documents from the Department of Defense detailing her multiple requests for military air travel. The documents included internal DOD email correspondence detailing attempts by DOD staff to accommodate Pelosi’s numerous requests for military escorts and military aircraft as well as the speaker’s last-minute cancellations and changes. https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-uncovers-documents-detailing-pelosis-repeated-requests-military-travel/

In response to a series of requests for military aircraft, one Defense Department official wrote, “Any chance of politely querying [Pelosi’s team] if they really intend to do all of these or are they just picking every weekend?… [T]here’s no need to block every weekend ‘just in case’…” The email also notes that Pelosi’s office had, “a history of canceling many of their past requests.”

Randomly canceling is total bull. There are still tremendous costs going into the preparations for those trips.

It gets worse.

We reported in 2010 that Pelosi’s jet travel cost the Air Force $2,100,744.59 over a two-year period — $101,429.14 of which was for in-flight expenses, including food and alcohol. Some details:

The average cost of an international CODEL was $228,563.33. Of the 103 Pelosi-led CODELs, 31 trips included members of the House Speaker’s family.

One CODEL traveling through Tel Aviv, Israel, to Baghdad, Iraq, May 15-20, 2008, included members of Congress and their spouses and cost $17,931 per hour in aircraft alone. Purchases for the CODEL included: Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, E&J brandy, Bailey’s Irish Crème, Maker’s Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewars scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniels whiskey, Corona beer and several bottles of wine.

Sounds reasonable! (NOT.)

“Air Pelosi” is now trending as a result.

@speakerpelosi travel cost the AF $2.1M over a two-year period — $101,429.14 of which was for in-flight food and alcohol.

The avg cost of an Intl CODEL was $228,563.33. Of the 103 Pelosi-led CODELs, 31 trips included members of her family. https://t.co/9saCc5BGO4 #FoxNews

— ksucats (@ksucats85) January 24, 2019

@POTUS great opinion piece by Tom Fitton on “air Pelosi” this is what congressional leaders, members of congress are getting away with by calling up govt owned or leased aircraft inclusive of military transport for overseas and US travel.
No one would run their business this way

— Illinois4Trump (@LJBlasu) January 24, 2019

Let them eat cake! @SpeakerPelosi #abuseofpower https://t.co/8rdNNJ41vw

— John MacDonald for the People (@jmac4thepeople) January 24, 2019

THIS NEEDS TO STOP!!! NOW https://t.co/ZHS0HCe3o3

— Paul (@fldiver) January 24, 2019

Don't get upset with Pelosi, get upset with the idiots that voted for her.#FoxNews https://t.co/O9Acj43dqO

— Elected Scoundrels (@escoundrels) January 24, 2019

Guess you CAN'T ask @SpeakerPelosi about "Air Pelosi" and why she needs to take all those expensive trips, spending over $1,000 bucks in booze each trip…. https://t.co/QpdUIr5HCx

— Nobody_really (@Type_ur_name) January 24, 2019

I wonder what AOC thinks about Air Pelosi and millions spent on travel alcohol and food on the taxpayer dime?

— Hannah💃❌ (@GoGetterGal10) January 24, 2019

No comment, probably.