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Criticisms of tent costs

The use of tents for state dinners has drawn criticism over cost and scale, with some estimating the expenses to be nearly half a million dollars.

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How much did erecting tents for White House events cost during the Obama years?

The most consistent figure in contemporary reporting is that erecting the large, fully outfitted tents used for White House state dinners and similar events during often cost about per event, a number...