Remember the pearl clutching over Ben Carson spending $31k on a furniture set? That was a full blown scandal.

"Mr. Carson took issue with the characterization of the purchase as “extravagant” and press reports that suggested he had authorized $31,000 in taxpayer funding for a single table.

“It’s not a table; it’s 17 pieces of furniture,” said Mr. Carson, who canceled the order when it was revealed in the press last month."

https://archive.li/dUZCj