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On 14 February 2017, the web site America's Last Line of Defense published an article reporting that President Donald Trump had ended Obama's vacation scam. According to the story, former President Barack Obama had taken funds from the Office of Presidential Visits and Vacations to pay for vacations for himself, his family, and two dozen staff members through the year 2036. Once the scam was uncovered, the article said, Trump allegedly sent a bill to Obama to repay the money used for those vacations: Of course, there is absolutely no truth to this story. President Obama did not steal $2.1 billion to fund family vacations until 2036, nor did President Trump end his vacation scam or send Obama a bill to repay the money. TheLastLineOfDefense.orghas a long history of publishing false information, and while the web site also reported that the Obamas were waiting in Kenya for their documents, the former President was actually with former First Lady Michelle Obama in the British Virgin Islands. On 14 February 2017, Michelle Obama posted a photograph from the beach, wishing her husband a happy Valentine's Day: An argument could be made here that Kenya also has beaches, which it does; in fact, its beaches are renowned for their beauty. However, before you conclude that the Obama family is lying about where in the world they are (and somehow fooling the press assigned to cover their stay in the islands), consider the following disclaimer, taken directly from TheLastLineOfDefense.org's own About page:
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