Eric Trump’s business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills

Eric Trump and members of his entourage walk outside La Huella, a beachfront restaurant, during a private business trip in early January to Punta del Este, Uruguay. (Cristian Cordoba)

By Amy Brittain and Drew Harwell February 3 at 9:58 PM

When the president-elect’s son Eric Trump jetted to Uruguay in early January for a Trump Organization promotional trip, U.S. taxpayers were left footing a bill of nearly $100,000 in hotel rooms for Secret Service and embassy staff..

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