{"id":2264291,"date":"2024-06-10T17:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T21:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-bidens-flights-to-paris-leave-taxpayers-with-huge-bill-charging-them-over-300k\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T17:35:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T21:35:22","slug":"jill-bidens-flights-to-paris-leave-taxpayers-with-huge-bill-charging-them-over-300k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-bidens-flights-to-paris-leave-taxpayers-with-huge-bill-charging-them-over-300k\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Biden&#8217;s Paris Trips Cost Taxpayers Over $300K"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fjill-bidens-flights-to-paris-leave-taxpayers-with-huge-bill-charging-them-over-300k%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=2264291&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--><p>Jill \u200dBiden accrued a $350,000\u2063 bill\u2062 for \u200bflights \u200dbetween Delaware and France to attend Hunter Biden&#8217;s legal proceedings in the U.S. and the D-Day\u2062 commemoration in France. The cost of\u2064 the flights,\u2062 as estimated\u2064 by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation \u2063and reported in the Daily Mail, comprised taxpayer funds although the Democratic\u200b Party \u2062contributed the equivalent cost of commercial \u2063flights. The first lady&#8217;s office cited\u200d adherence to protocols that allowed government reimbursement for such \u2062expenses. Additional costs, including the expenses incurred by Biden&#8217;s staff and security detail, were not specified. Critics have raised concerns about\u2064 the impact of\u200b these \u200bexpenses on taxpayer funds and the overall significance of such\u200d expenditure given the average \u2063U.S. salary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 10, 2024 at 1:03pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>It appears that first lady Jill Biden has handed U.S. taxpayers a bill for nearly $350,000 for her flights from Delaware to France and back again so she could go from the D-Day commemoration back to the U.S. to be by Hunter Biden\u2019s side for a day during his latest court case.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-bidens-legal-team-throws-beaus-widow-bus-turning-trial-messy-biden-v-biden-affair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trial<\/a> over his allegedly illegal purchase of a gun was going on in Delaware at the same time as the D-Day memorial services in France, and \u201cDoctor\u201d Jill wanted to split her time attending both.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it appears that American taxpayers are footing the bill for the flights to and fro and to again, according to the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13513343\/democrat-donor-jill-france-delaware-hunter-biden-trial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jill Biden is billing the U.S. government for the $345,400 in flights, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation estimated, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/jill-biden-leaves-france-hunters-delaware-trial-returns-europe-day-later-taxpayers-dime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> estimated that the cost could be even higher since the government plane the first lady usually flies in is usually rated at $200,000 per flight hour.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party is picking up a little bit of the tab and will pay what the flight would have cost if Biden had flown commercially. But taxpayers will pick up the rest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn accordance with relevant regulations utilized across administrations, the government is reimbursed the value of a first-class fare for these flights to Wilmington and back to Paris,\u201d the first lady\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-county-cant-find-chain-of-custody-records-for-absentee-ballots-exist-geller-report-news\/\" title=\"Georgia County Can't Find Chain of Custody Records for Absentee Ballots Exist\">office told<\/a> the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>The White House would not divulge the exact costs of the flights.<\/p>\n<p>The costs of the flights reported did not estimate the costs for Biden\u2019s staffers, White House aides, or various Secret Service personnel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you voting against Joe Biden?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some idea of the cost could be calculated by the $6,655 costs from Philadelphia to Paris at the time of Biden\u2019s flight, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Jill Biden flew to Paris from Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday. Then flew back to Wilmington the following day to attend court to show her support for Hunter at his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legal-expert-jonathan-turley-bad-news-bidens-hunters-trial-winds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trial<\/a>. Then, on Friday, she flew back to Paris so she could make appearances with her husband at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of France during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>The White House Military Office is the entity that calculates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/paying-flights-thanks-bidens-sotu-promise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flight costs<\/a> and then reports that fee to the relevant agencies and organizations.<\/p>\n<p>First ladies usually travel on a Boeing C-32. The Air Force calculates the reimbursable rate for C-32 flights at $13,816 per hour, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>TravelMath.com calculates that each leg of a trip from Wilmington to Delaware would cost an average person $110,528. With her many flights last week, the Daily Mail put her costs at around $345,400.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden caught heavy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-criticized-unseemly-normandy-d-day-speech-brags-russian-military-casualties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticism<\/a> for his speech delivered at the D-Day memorial event. He was castigated for bragging about Russian casualties with the country\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, and for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-blasted-for-d-day-site-speech-critics-say-resembles-reagans-why-would-he-do-this\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cplagiarizing\u201d<\/a> Ronald Reagan\u2019s famed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/other\/the-boys-of-pointe-du-hoc-ronald-reagan-s-timeless-tribute-to-america-s-d-day-heroes\/ar-BB1nJoJ6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boys of Pointe du Hoc<\/a>\u201d speech on the 40th anniversary of D-Day in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-receives-avalanche-criticism-afterthought-d-day-commemoration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> for making D-Day seem like an \u201cafterthought\u201d in how he treated the June 6 commemoration day.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of Jill Biden\u2019s desire to be in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jill-biden-joins-hunter-federal-court-day-one-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">both places<\/a> in the space of days is more than five times the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofi.com\/learn\/content\/average-salary-in-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">average U.S. annual salary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-takes-shot-at-host-of-the-view-dares-panel-to-invite-him-on-as-a-guest\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds Takes Shot at Host of 'The View,' Dares Panel to Invite Him On as a Guest\">writing career penning articles<\/a> about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Lady Jill Biden&#8217;s recent flights from Delaware to France and back, for the D-Day event and to support Hunter Biden, have cost U.S. taxpayers nearly $350,000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":2264292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jill-biden-for-june-10-2024.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/jill-biden-for-june-10-2024.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2264292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}