{"id":1856704,"date":"2023-02-22T12:52:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T17:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1856704"},"modified":"2023-02-22T12:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T17:55:32","slug":"lindsey-graham-to-go-on-taxpayer-funded-luxury-trip-to-africa-with-five-dems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-to-go-on-taxpayer-funded-luxury-trip-to-africa-with-five-dems\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham to Go on  Taxpayer-Funded Luxury Trip to Africa with Five Dems"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flindsey-graham-to-go-on-taxpayer-funded-luxury-trip-to-africa-with-five-dems%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1856704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lindsey-Graham-to-Enjoy-Taxpayer-Funded-Luxury-Trip-to-Africa-with-Five-Democrats.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfetched.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> According to reports, the senators will travel to Africa on a taxpayer-funded safari with five Senate Democrats.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This trip will take you to Botswana and South Africa as well as Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that the excursion was conducted under the pretense of conducting &#8220;fact-finding missions, focused on the fight against HIV\/AIDS through site visits, meetings\/briefings, and informal substantive meals designed to provide a frontline look at the impact of U.S. Government investments in PEPFAR [U.S. President&#8217;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief],&#8221; Punchbowl News has compiled an itinerary <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Graham will be joined at the podium by Demcorat senators Chris Coons, Chris Van Hollen, Mark Kelly (D\u2013AZ), Martin Heinrich and Bob Menendez(D\u2013NJ).<\/p>\n<p>Although senators don&#8217;t appear to have any medical history, Coons was made an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2018 by Delaware State University.<\/p>\n<p>Cindy McCain, who is the U.S. ambassador at the U.N. agriculture and food agencies, will also be there &#8220;CODEL,&#8221; An acronym for taxpayer-funded trips for members of Congress<\/p>\n<p>You can find their &#8220;fact-finding mission,&#8221; The American officials will go on safari in South Africa this week, and they will visit Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On Friday, the group will head to Botswana, where the itinerary says the recommended attire is \u2018rugged casual,'&#8221; Punchbowl reported.<\/p>\n<p>Friday and Saturday are packed with \u2018conservation observations,&#8217; which appear to be safari trips,&#8221; the outlet added.<\/p>\n<p>The CODEL will spend the last day in Casablanca doing nothing before heading back to Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfetched.com\/lindsey-graham-calls-for-more-military-aid-to-ukraine-the-world-order-is-at-stake\/\">Lindsey Graham Demands More Military Aid for Ukraine &#8220;World Order Is at Stake&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham According to reports, the senators will travel to Africa on a taxpayer-funded safari with five Senate Democrats. This trip will take you to Botswana and South Africa as well as Morocco. 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