Champion of the Middle Class?

Imagine this.  A very wealthy CEO of a large national corporation schedules a three week vacation in Hawaii.  He loads up the family and close associates on his custom 747.  So that he can watch over his business while on vacation, he charters  a couple of additional planes to carry his entourage, helicopter and limousines.  In Hawaii he rents several beachfront homes and an entire floor in a nearby business district for his business associates and their equipment.  While on vacation, he and his entourage  live the good life frequenting the best restaurants and golf courses.  His family shops at the high end stores. Once the vacation ends, he tallies the cost:  $4,000,000 of his own hard earned money.     

The CEO fancies himself as a champion of the poor and middle class.  Is his claim believable or is he just another rich hypocrite?

Now imagine the CEO is not a CEO, but rather the president of the United States.  The $4,000,000 isn’t from his personal wealth, but from the taxpayer.  He also claims to be a champion of the poor and middle class.  Is his claim more or less believable, more or less hypocritical?