Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is reportedly set to embark on a taxpayer-funded trip to Africa, which will include visits to Zambia, South Africa, Botswana, and Morocco. The trip is being marketed as a “fact-finding mission” to study the fight against HIV/AIDS and the impact of U.S. government investments in the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), according to a detailed itinerary report obtained by Punchbowl News.
The itinerary, obtained by Punchbowl News, includes site visits, meetings, safari trips, and informal meals designed to offer a frontline look at the issue.
The trip is not a GOP exclusive event, as Graham will be joined on the trip by a total of five Democrat senators, including; Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chris Coons (D-DE), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ). Cindy McCain, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. food and agriculture agencies, will also join the trip.
Despite the focus on HIV/AIDS, the itinerary includes a safari in Botswana and a visit to Victoria Falls. Punchbowl News notes that the itinerary describes “conservation observations” on Friday and Saturday, which appear to be safari trips. The senators have no history in medicine, although Coons was named an Honorary Doctor in Humane Letters by Delaware State University in 2018.
Punchbowl reported:
“On Friday, the group will head to Botswana, where the itinerary says the recommended attire is ‘rugged casual.’ Friday and Saturday are packed with ‘conservation observations,’ which appear to be safari trips.”
The CODEL’s final day will be spent without official business in Casablanca before the return to the United States next Monday. Critics argue that the taxpayer-funded trip is more about leisure than a fact-finding mission, especially given the inclusion of a safari in the itinerary. The fact that none of the senators have a background in medicine has also raised concerns about the purpose of the trip.
So, the headline does not exactly represent the content of the article. Surprise, surprise.
Oh, is Graham a democrat now, going along with them and then voting yes with them for spending a lot of money on HIV in a foreign country instead of helping arm Christians who are being attacked daily and whole villages wiped out by Muslims in Africa. It’s interesting that Muslims are taking over Africa and Graham and his cronies are there worried about HIV. Let the Muslims worry about HIV when they own Africa. Worry about the death of thousands of Christians in what use to be a Christian continent.
Total nonsense…making the case for term limits…reimburse the taxpayers…cancel the trip and send the money to East Palestine, Ohio where it will do some good.
What less to expect from globalist puppets; god worshiping demonrats and a god worshiping rino . . . .
How do we stop this waste of taxpayers money? We citizens continue to see the waste but appear to be helpless in combatting it.
So what is new! They shaft the American people. The go on a vacation but call fact finding. There is no reason to go to Africa. HIV? Really! Just send the corrupt Dr Fauci over there. Lindsey is a traitor to the Republican party. A ass kisser to Biden or the highest bidder.