Marco Rubio spent over $1.2m of taxpayer money traveling to son’s football games

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A report claims US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent more than $1.2 million in taxpayer funds on frequent trips from Washington, DC, to Gainesville to attend University of Florida football games. Ethics watchdogs have questioned the necessity of the travel, which was reportedly connected to his son’s participation on the team.

Ethics watchdogs question necessity of the US secretary of state flying between DC and Gainesville so often Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, has emerged as a superfan of the University of Florida’s football team, spending more than $1.2m of taxpayers’ money on frequent personal trips to watch them play, a report published Wednesday claims. Ethics watchdogs have questioned the necessity of the country’s top diplomat shuttling so often between Washington DC and Gainesville, where his son Anthony has a walk-on role as a running back for the team known as the Gators. Continue reading...