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Mike Pence's COVID Rule-Busting Vail Vacation Cost Public $757,000 In Security Costs Alone

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×took heat when he broke safety recommendations to hit the slopes at Vail last year for a family ski vacation while he was vice president. Now it turns out that he also broke the bank, sticking the public with a $757,000 tab in costs alone, according to a watchdog group. At the time he was schussing down the Vail slopes in December, Pence was head of the White House coronavirus task force. That same task force had issued just weeks earlier, and the urged Americans to to help stop the spread of the disease.AdvertisementNot only did Pence not follow that advice, he forced his Secret Service crew to ignore it as well. obtained by , at least accompanied Pence and his family on the ski vacation from Dec. 23 to Jan. 1.Agents stayed at different hotels in the area and rented 77 cars. Charges included more than , and more than $80,000 at the Ritz Carlton, CREW reported.$757,527.85that's a crazy bill the Mike Pence stuck taxpayers with for his mid-pandemic ski vacation— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew)The spread of COVID-19 among Secret Service agents was a concern in an administration notably lax about health safeguards. Career Secret Service staff even suggested an investigation into the issue by Joseph Cuffari, the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security, Tuesday. But Cuffari, a Trump appointee, opted not to look into it, according to . Cuffari was reportedly worried that findings about coronavirus cases among agents might reflect badly on the Trump administration.Advertisementwere either infected with COVID-19 after potential exposure last year as and hold campaign events during the pandemic, ignoring health experts’ advice.Trump was after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 and opted to take a tour in his presidential car with Secret Service agents to hail supporters outside hospital, where he was being treated. Attending physician Dr. James Phillips slammed Trump then about risking agents’ lives for “.”A spokesperson for the inspector general told the Post that officials determined that investigative resources would be better used elsewhere, but did not specify where.Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×took heat when he broke safety recommendations to hit the slopes at Vail last year for a family ski vacation while he was vice president. Now it turns out that he also broke the bank, sticking the public with a $757,000 tab in costs alone, according to a watchdog group. At the time he was schussing down the Vail slopes in December, Pence was head of the White House coronavirus task force. That same task force had issued just weeks earlier, and the urged Americans to to help stop the spread of the...

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