McAuliffe pays for state plane to take him to NYC concert

(AP) – Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe paid for a state-owned airplane to take him to New York last week to attend a U2 concert where Bill and Hillary Clinton were praised by the band’s lead singer in front of thousands of fans at Madison Square Garden.

The trip was not mentioned in the governor’s public schedule and highlights the governor’s continued close friendship with the Clintons.
    
When asked about the trip by The Associated Press, McAuliffe’s office would only say that the governor went on a state-owned airplane and that he paid for the flight costs himself. But the governor’s staff declined to immediately provide additional details about the trip, including the total cost and who accompanied the governor.