25 Secret Service Agents Accompany Malia Obama on Mexican Sping Break

25 Secret Service Agents Accompany Malia Obama on Mexican Sping Break

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According to The Telegraph, President Obama’s daughter Malia is in Mexico for spring break, accompanied by 25 Secret Service agents.

Barack Obama’s eldest daughter is spending her springbreak in the historic Mexican city of [redacted] in the company of 12 friends – and 25 Secret Service agents.
The US President’s 13-year-old daughter Malia is staying at a downtown hotel in the city famous for its colonial architecture and well-preserved native American traditions, an official said.
“We are here to block access to the hotel by other people and escort the vehicles that are carrying the visitors to tourism sites,” the police official told AFP under the condition of anonymity.
Malia Obama and her friend are guarded by the Secret Service agents as well as Mexican police, the official noted. (Read More)

There’s no estimate on how much the agents’ travel is costing US taxpayers, or how Malia got to Mexico, and what that cost us. We aren’t supposed to talk about the Obama daughters, only the president can do that when he wants to score political points. But this seems to be a bit over the top.
How many thirteen year old girls go away for spring break without their parents, anyway? I guess when you have a large security detail paid for by others you don’t need to accompany your children on vacation. Not that Michelle Obama is averse to vacation, she must be busy campaigning for her husband.
Update: I’ve redacted the name of the city where Malia is staying, as that probably shouldn’t have been published in the first place.

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