Bowser’s trip to the Masters funded by taxpayers
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser visited the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, for sports and economic reasons. Further details about this trip can be found by clicking the “Read more…” button below. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser attended the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, with a focus on sports and economic objectives. For additional information regarding this visit, please click on the “Read more…” button below.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser traveled to and attended the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, “as part of a sports and economic development visit” on official mayoral matters.
The airline flights to and from the tournament were paid with city funds, a spokesperson told DC News Now. The cost of the fights was not released.
Bowser was invited to attend the Masters by two people who are leading a city task force “to revitalize the Gallery Place and Chinatown neighborhood,” according to her communications director Susana Castillo.
A very important update to Bowser’s schedule: she’s taking a “sports and economic development visit” to Augusta, Georgia today. That’s a heck of a way to say “I’m gonna go watch the Masters” pic.twitter.com/tnryZ47A8e
— Alex Koma (@AlexKomaWCP) April 13, 2024
The mayor is always looking to “advance administrative interests” regardless of setting, according to Castillo, whether “it’s here in the city or another city or another country.”
Last November, the mayor’s office announced that Bowser would travel to Dubai “as part of the US Conference of Mayors delegation for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference.”
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News of Bowser’s trip to the Masters tournament comes following the city’s struggle to create a balanced budget for 2025, with the city seeking budget cuts for a new program that subsidized the pay of child care and day care workers.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Bowser’s office for comment.
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