Lot's of money down the hole
A recent report has drawn attention to the high cost of Donald Trump’s second-term golf trips, revealing millions in taxpayer funds spent since his return to the White House.
The figure is now over $100 million dollars
HuffPost has been tracking Trump’s golf trips since he retook office, and the outlet says the President’s time on the links has cost the American taxpayers $101.2 million dollars since Trump kicked off his second term at the end of January 2025.
An absolutely astonishing amount of money
The absolutely astonishing amount of money that Trump’s golf trips have cost Americans in security and expenses is already roughly two-thirds of the amount Washington spent on Trump’s golf excursions during his first term, and things are set to get worse.
Trump is on track to hit $300 million by 2029
HuffPost reported that the country was on track to spend roughly $300 million dollars on Trump’s golf trips by the end of his second term. However, that isn’t the only astonishing fact about the President’s penchant for spending time golfing.
Over fifty visits to his club in West Palm Beach
On March 28th, Trump reportedly visited his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The visit marked the 56th time the President has played golf at his West Palm Beach course since his second inauguration. However, again, the situation gets worse.
Trump has spent a quarter of his term golfing
According to Huffpost, the President’s March 28th golf trip was the 110th day that Trump has spent on a golf course that he owns since his return to office, which the outlet noted means Trump has spent over a quarter of his time back in office golfing.
Trump has no regard for struggling Americans
“At a time when gas prices are spiking, and Americans across the country find themselves in an ever-worsening affordability crisis, the president has burned through over $100 million in taxpayer money in order to make promotional appearances at his golf courses and hobnob with millionaires and billionaires,” explained Jordan Libowitz.
The President should stop spending taxpayer money
Libowitz is Vice President of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group that monitors the government to hold it accountable to the American people. He added that if Trump’s “goal were to help struggling Americans out, one thing he could try is stop spending their money going to his golf courses.”
Trump’s golf statistics are truly horrendous
The statistics concerning Trump’s golf trips during his second presidency are worrying when laid out. It took the President a full two years to hit the $100 million dollars spent mark during his first four years in office.
How much time he spent golfing in his first term
Trump racked up an unimaginable 293 days spent at his own golf courses during his first term in office, which cost taxpayers $151.5 million dollars at the time.
Trump’s visits to Mar-a-Lago in his second term
As previously noted, the President has already spent 110 days golfing during his second term, many of which likely took place during his 17 visits to Mar-a-Lago, which is near two Trump-owned golf courses in West Palm Beach and Jupiter.
Other costly golfing excursions to Trump courses
HuffPost noted that Trump made roughly seven trips to Mar-a-Lago that also included at least one additional stop. The President also made eight trips to his Bedminster course in New Jersey at a cost of roughly $1.1 million dollars each.
A more expensive course to visit
Trump visited his Doral resort five times at a cost of $2.7 million dollars each. However, while that may sound expensive, HuffPost pointed out that the President’s visits to his Mar-a-Lago resort were the most expensive at a cost of $3.4 million a trip.
Mar-a-Lago is still the most expensive location
Visiting Mar-a-Lago is more expensive because of the cost associated with patrolling the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Palm Beach and the Intracoastal Waterway, which separates Trump’s resort from mainland Florida.
Why is Mar-a-Lago so costly?
“When Trump is present, a Coast Guard ship is stationed offshore, and smaller law enforcement vessels with guns mounted on their bows are in the Intracoastal,” S.V. Date of Huffpost explained.
Trump’s most expensive trip so far
The most expensive trip Trump has taken to date reportedly cost $9.7 million, which was his 2025 summer visit to Scotland that included the opening of his new course in Aberdeen.
How the golfing figure has been calculated
HuffPost noted it calculated Trump’s golf spending based on a report made to Congress during his first term. The report was issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2019 and calculated the cost of Trump’s early golf trips as President.
What the GAO report revealed in 2019
“That report found that four trips to Mar-a-Lago in early 2017 cost taxpayers $13.6 million, and then broke down that total into components like additional security expenses, the costs to fly Air Force One, and the need to transport motorcade vehicles using expensive C-17 cargo planes,” Date explained.
The biggest costs of Trump’s golf trips
The biggest expenses of Trump’s trips are the high costs of Air Force One and the C-17 Air Force transports needed for the excursions, as well as the salaries of those protecting the President. These salaries have likely increased since the 2019 report. HuffPost noted it did not inflate the salaries of military personnel and law enforcement to 2026 figures.
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