https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/08/the-royal-presidency/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:22:13 -0400<![CDATA[In his recent book Presidential Perks Gone Royal, Robert Keith Gray, a former Eisenhower staffer, revealed that last year the U.S. presidency cost American taxpayers $1.4 billion. Over the same period, the entire royal family cost British taxpayers about $57 million. There’s nothing “royal” about the current level of “presidential perks”: The Obama family costs taxpayers more than every European royal house put together&#8230;]]>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:05:43 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/08/the-royal-presidency-n98110