Politico has revealed that Mr. Price has made at least 26 such flights, including trips to Nashville, where his son lives and where Mr. Price owns a condominium, and to St. Simons Island, a Georgia resort area where Mr. Price owns property and recently spoke at a medical conference. Mr. Price also chartered a flight that included travel to Philadelphia from Dulles International Airport in Virginia, a distance of about 130 miles. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOn Wednesday, Caitlin Oakley, a spokeswoman for Mr. Price, said in an email that Mr. Price supported an internal review of his travel. Ethics experts are critical of the spending activities of Mr. Trump’s cabinet members, many of whom were wealthy before they entered public service. “Every time they’ve gone to Mar-a-Lago, it’s a couple of million just to haul Air Force One down there,” Mr. Painter said, referring to Mr. Trump’s private club in Florida.

Source: New York Times September 27, 2017 18:32 UTC