Adolescents at work.
Senate Democrats are requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) open an investigation
into the costs of President Trump's July 4th celebration, including if it complied with legal
restrictions on political activity.
Democratic Sens. Tom Udall (N.M.), Patrick Leahy (Vt.) and Chris Van Hollen (Md.) said in a letter
to Gene Dodaro, GAO's comptroller general, that they are "concerned by the impacts and the precedent
of diverting limited Federal resources " for the July 4th events.
"Further, we are troubled by reports that preferential access to the National Mall was organized by
political entities such as the Republican National Committee, which furthers the appearance that
taxpayer funds were used to accomplish political objectives," they added.
Give it a rest already!