racked up significant charges on high-end dining and travel expenses in the first quarter of the year, continuing a trend of extravagant spending heading into the 2024 election cycle.
Most of the spending came from Manchin's campaign, which disbursed nearly $20,000 in charges at D.C. restaurants for catering services, according to a Fox News Digital review of campaign finance records.lavish D.C. spending Additionally, the campaign reported $4,037.25 in charges at Joe's Seafood, known for its tuxedo-clad service and fresh daily seafood; $2,600 at Café Milano, a famous Italian restaurant and meeting spot for D.C. elites; and $1,028.15 at the Capitol Yacht Club, where he docks his luxury yacht.
Manchin's fine dining expenditures far eclipse those of fellow West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.