President Trump said Wednesday he was not pleased with Price’s use of taxpayer money.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price said Thursday he will pay about $52,000 toward the reimbursement of private-charter travel expenses.
«I will write a personal check to the U. S. Treasury for the expenses of my travel on private charter planes,» Price said in a statement. «The taxpayers won’t pay a dime for my seat on those planes.»
Price has been under fire for using private jets to conduct government business after a Politico investigation found that he had taken more than 26 charter flights since May, costing more than $400,000. On some trips, business coincided with personal travel.
His expenses total $51,887.31, an HHS spokesperson told the Hill .
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was «not happy» with Price’s use of taxpayer money, but declined to give a firm answer on whether he would be fired, telling reporters instead, «We’ll see.»
