Trump children ski trip cost at least $330K in security: report

President Trump’s adult children racked up at least $330,000 in security costs on a ski trip to Aspen, Colo., last February, according to CBS News.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spent $329,561 for the weeklong vacation taken by Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, both White House advisers, as well as Eric Trump and his wife, CBS reported citing records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

The Secret Service spent $26,000 on rental vehicles, as well as equipment needed to accompany the family on the ski slopes, which costed around $22,000, according to the report. 

The Hill has reached out to DHS for comment. 

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Past first families have also taken pricey ski trips.

Former first lady Michelle Obama accompanied her daughters Sasha and Malia to Aspen during the Obama administration, in which their trips cost $166,000 and $65,000, according to Judicial Watch

The CBS report comes amid fresh scrutiny of travel by members of the Trump administration.

Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Tom Price submitted his resignation to the president on Friday after facing backlash for his use of private jets for official business.

Price is one of four Cabinet members facing scrutiny of their travel since taking public office. 

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt are also facing questions about their use of private aircraft for government business in recent days.

The Washington Post reported on Friday that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin spent nearly half his time on a recent international trip sightseeing and shopping with his wife, who had her airfare paid for by the government. 

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