"The British state will spend 18 million pounds (about $22 million) on his security; the U.S. taxpayer will spend many multiples of that sum; hundreds of hours will have been wasted on planning. And all so that one man’s fragile ego can be boosted for another day."The total cost of the Mueller investigation might be around $34 million.
For a short week's trip the UK may spend up to 2/3 the cost of the Mueller investigation. Toss in the US costs and we're about even
(Note: the BBC article Applebaum links to is more fuzzy on the estimate than she is.)
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