Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffChris Matthews ripped for complimenting Trump's 'true presidential behavior' on Ginsburg Trump casts doubt on Ginsburg statement, wonders if it was written by Schiff, Pelosi or Schumer Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-Calif.) mocked Tom Price Thomas (Tom) Edmunds PriceConspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention Coronavirus Report: The Hill's Steve Clemons interviews Chris Christie Trump flails as audience dwindles and ratings plummet MORE on Friday, saying the former Health and Human Services secretary committed “the one unpardonable sin” in President Trump’s world before his resignation.

“Tom Price committed the one unpardonable sin in Trump's world: Being rich, but not rich enough to own his own private jet,” Schiff tweeted.

Tom Price committed the one unpardonable sin in Trump's world: Being rich,but not rich enough to own his own private jet. https://t.co/dFLUitubHZ — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) September 29, 2017

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Schiff was responding in a tweet to remarks Trump gave to reporters before it was announced that Price had resigned.

“We have great secretaries, and we have some that actually own their own planes,” Trump said. “That solves that."

Price resigned Friday after criticism over his use of private jets for official business trips.



The former Health secretary took multiple government planes and private jets at a cost of more than $1 million since May, according to Politico.

Price apologized on Thursday and said he would repay just under $52,000 for his “seats” on the flights, but Trump said Friday he was “not happy” and didn’t like the “optics” of Price’s flights. The White House later released a copy of Price's resignation letter that Trump accepted.

At the time of his nomination to the HHS post in January, Price had a net worth of at least $8.2 million, which included more than one bank account containing at least $100,000 in cash, according to his personal financial disclosure forms.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Ryan Keith ZinkeTrump extends Florida offshore drilling pause, expands it to Georgia, South Carolina Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention Trump flails as audience dwindles and ratings plummet MORE and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt Edward (Scott) Scott PruittJuan Williams: Swamp creature at the White House Science protections must be enforceable Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE have also come under scrutiny in recent days for their use of private aircraft for government business.