The U.S. Air Force has ordered to review how they choose the overnight accommodation facilities after the reports of the crew occasionally staying at President Donald Trump’s Scotland Resort while refueling, as per a statement was given to Politico on Sunday night.
Since last few months, Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard Unit’s halt at President Trump’s resort in Scotland while on a trip to Kuwait has been investigated by the House Oversight Committee. An Air Force official demanded that all guidelines for choosing accommodation facilities were followed appropriately, even providing proof that Trump’s resort offered lower room rates than nearby hotels.
However, a chief representative likewise recognized that military “lodging at higher-end accommodation facilities, regardless of whether inside government rate, may be reasonable however not prudent.” He included that the Air Force will in this matter survey its accommodation selection procedure.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Ed Thomas said, “Therefore, we are reviewing all associated guidance,”. “Even when USAF aircrews follow all directives and guidance, we must still be attentive of opinions of not being good administrators of taxpayer funds that might be conceived through the appearance of aircrew staying at such facilities.”
The deputy commander of the Air Mobility Command later restated the intention behind the probe.
“What the chief is getting at is just because you can, we should also be asking ourselves the question about should,” Lt. Gen. Jon Thomas said. “And the question there is, as our crews are following all guidelines and directives we also have to be sensitive to the possible perceptions that might be created on where they may stay.”
