Biden's Overseas Thanksgiving Trip Cost $307,000

Vice President Joe Biden and his family are spending Thanksgiving overseas at a cost to taxpayers of $307,118, The Washington Free Beacon reports.

Biden, along with his wife, Jill, and other relatives is staying in Rome following a stop for meetings in Zagreb, Croatia.

Government contracts detail the cost of various aspects of the trip:

• Hotel rooms in Rome: $208,582
• "Ambulance support" in Rome: $7,676
• Car service in Croatia: $23,997
• Atlas vehicle rental in Croatia: $24,541
• Taxi service in Croatia: $21,453
• Four more vehicle rentals in Croatia: $7,849, $862, $5,014, and $7,144.

While in Rome, Biden is set to meet with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the secretary for relations with states of the Holy See.

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