Obama's India Trip -- Not As Expensive As You May Have Heard

[Purveyor]

No, President Obama's trip is not going to cost $200 million a day.

That figure -- first thrown out by a single Indian media outlet and now viral on conservative talk radio -- is wildly, wildly off the mark.

The problem is that the costs for these trips are impossible to determine, for many of the president's expenses would be incurred whether he was visiting India or Atlanta or simply hanging around the White House. Obama's India trip starts an Asian swing that includes South Korea, Indonesia and Japan.

The administration isn't inclined to detail costs, most of which deal with security.

"The numbers reported in this article have no basis in reality," said White House spokesman Tommy Vietor. "Due to security concerns, we are unable to outline details associated with security procedures and costs, but it's safe to say these numbers are wildly inflated."

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[Mass]

1. The cost story has already been debunked by factcheck.

http://factcheck.org/2010/11/ask-factcheck-trip-to-mumbai/

Also, I wonder why they dont say it is the G20 summit, not just a visit to India.

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2. Nobody is saying that. It is just a frivolous trip by Obama gallivanting around the world.

:eyes:

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3. 34 warships to guard Obama during India trip?Pentagon spox calls the report in Indian paper "absurd"

@natlsecuritycnn 34 warships to guard Obama during India trip? Pentagon spox calls the report in Indian paper "absurd"