Air Force to review international travel expenses following concerns raised about Trump resort

The Air Force has ordered a review of its layover stays following an outcry over increased military spending at President Donald Trump's struggling golf resort at Turnberry in Scotland.

Air Force Spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said in a statement to USA TODAY that "Air Force leadership directed Air Mobility Command to review all guidance pertaining to selection of airports and lodging accommodations during international travels."

Politico was first to report that seven Air National Guard service members flying from the U.S. to Kuwait had stopped at Glasgow Prestwick Airport and stayed at Trump Turnberry resort. Stefanek responded by saying the choice of lodging, "even if within government rates, might be allowable but not advisable."

Politico had first reported the review as well as the House Oversight Committee's investigation into the Trump Turnberry resort

Stefanek also noted that the Glasgow Prestwick Airport had been used as a stopover location starting in 2015 because of its 24-hour operations, parking availability, and fuel contracts with the Department of Defense.

Later Monday, Trump tweeted about the controversy, saying "NOTHING TO DO WITH ME."

According to a letter from the panel detailing the investigation's efforts, spending at the Turnberry resort had "increased substantially since the election."

Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., noted in the letter that from October 2017 to June of this year, there have been 629 purchase orders for fuel at the nearby Glasgow Prestwick Airport, totaling $11 million. The airport, which the Democrats note is integral to the resort's financial success, has also struggled financially in recent years and is in the midst of being sold, according to the BBC.