Zinke flew from Las Vegas to Montana, his home state, in June aboard a plane owned by the executives of a Wyoming company at a cost to taxpayers of more than $12,000, the Post reported, citing a department spokeswoman who said the secretary’s charter flights were authorized by ethics officials.
Protecting Taxpayers
Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said Friday he has only taken one military plane during his tenure.
Mulvaney, who is helping sell the GOP’s tax plan, has backed sharp cuts in spending and said the Trump administration will place a higher emphasis on protecting taxpayers.
“I’ve been on one military jet in my entire life, and that was to visit the president in Mar-a-Lago,” he said in an interview. “And that’s the only time.”
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