President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s “not happy” about Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price using charter planes for official travel, according to a pool report. According to a series of reports by Politico, Price has taken at least two dozen trips on private planes since May, costing taxpayers more than $400,000. Those trips, which White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday were not “White House-approved,” are now under investigation by the HHS inspector general. The House Oversight Committee is also set to begin a probe into Price’s travel, as well as trips taken by other administration officials. requested details on trips that non-career officials have taken using government aircraft or private planes since Trump’s inauguration.
Source: Huffington Post September 27, 2017 17:48 UTC