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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Reason10 he takes a salary, claims he then donates it, but if you care to do a "google" with AI, i have no idea how the computer could be MAGA or anti-MAGA but here is what you will discover:
Pinpointing the exact taxpayer cost for each of Donald Trump's golf rounds is not possible, as official figures for individual golf sessions are not released. The total costs are a compilation of security, travel, and logistics expenses that are attributed to the overall presidential trips, which often included golf.
However, various reports have estimated average costs based on official trip records.
Estimated costs per trip
Mar-a-Lago trips: A 2019 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report calculated that four of Trump's trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort during his first term cost taxpayers $13.6 million, averaging $3.4 million per trip.
Scotland trips:
A 2018 trip to Trump Turnberry, which included a golf weekend, was found to have incurred over $1 million in Secret Service costs alone.
A July 2025 trip to Scotland for golf was estimated to cost at least $10 million.
Extrapolated costs: The average costs from official records have been extrapolated by media outlets, such as the Huffington Post, to estimate the costs of other trips.
Total estimated costs
During his first term, estimates suggest that Trump's golf-related trips cost taxpayers around $151.5 million, over 293 days spent at his properties.
Reports from early in 2025 stated that his subsequent golf trips had already cost taxpayers approximately $26 million, citing a Huffington Post analysis.
Why an exact cost is unavailable
The cost of each trip includes several components that are difficult to disaggregate by activity:
Security: This includes costs for the Secret Service and other protective details.
Logistics: The cost of transporting vehicles, including the motorcade and Air Force One, are part of the total.
Accommodations: Taxpayer funds are used to pay for lodging and other expenses for staff accompanying the president.
Direct payments to Trump businesses: Critics noted that taxpayer money was also used to pay for goods and services at Trump properties, with some of that money potentially benefiting Trump directly.
During his first term, Trump's golf rounds cost the American taxpayer approximately $600,000 on average.
https://thegolfnewsnet.com/alanstephenson/2025/01/28/how-much-donald-trump-golf-rounds-cost-taxpayers-107139/
Pinpointing the exact taxpayer cost for each of Donald Trump's golf rounds is not possible, as official figures for individual golf sessions are not released. The total costs are a compilation of security, travel, and logistics expenses that are attributed to the overall presidential trips, which often included golf.
However, various reports have estimated average costs based on official trip records.
Estimated costs per trip
Mar-a-Lago trips: A 2019 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report calculated that four of Trump's trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort during his first term cost taxpayers $13.6 million, averaging $3.4 million per trip.
Scotland trips:
A 2018 trip to Trump Turnberry, which included a golf weekend, was found to have incurred over $1 million in Secret Service costs alone.
A July 2025 trip to Scotland for golf was estimated to cost at least $10 million.
Extrapolated costs: The average costs from official records have been extrapolated by media outlets, such as the Huffington Post, to estimate the costs of other trips.
Total estimated costs
During his first term, estimates suggest that Trump's golf-related trips cost taxpayers around $151.5 million, over 293 days spent at his properties.
Reports from early in 2025 stated that his subsequent golf trips had already cost taxpayers approximately $26 million, citing a Huffington Post analysis.
Why an exact cost is unavailable
The cost of each trip includes several components that are difficult to disaggregate by activity:
Security: This includes costs for the Secret Service and other protective details.
Logistics: The cost of transporting vehicles, including the motorcade and Air Force One, are part of the total.
Accommodations: Taxpayer funds are used to pay for lodging and other expenses for staff accompanying the president.
Direct payments to Trump businesses: Critics noted that taxpayer money was also used to pay for goods and services at Trump properties, with some of that money potentially benefiting Trump directly.
During his first term, Trump's golf rounds cost the American taxpayer approximately $600,000 on average.
https://thegolfnewsnet.com/alanstephenson/2025/01/28/how-much-donald-trump-golf-rounds-cost-taxpayers-107139/
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Reason10 · 70-79, M
@samueltyler2 Unless you are ready to go on the record as someone who works in government accounting (and we know just how likely that scenario is) you'll need to produce a credible link showing a cost of $3.4 million per trip to Mar A Lago, especially since at the end of your diatribe that price dropped to $600,000 per golf trip.
Oh, and I suppose you should also understand that ANYWHERE the president goes in the country (or if he travels abroad for a meeting with a foreign leader) the costs are going to be the same. KKKlinton, Pedo Hitler and Saddam Hussein Obama ran up similar costs during their disastrous presidencies. And they left the country in tanking economies and the world on the brink of WWIII.
I'd say we're getting the best economy in history and world peace PRETTY DAMNED CHEAP through President Trump. He's accomplishing more than any DemoNazi president in history.
Oh, and feel free to post a RELIABLE source, not any far left OPINION rags you goose steppers rely on.
Oh, and I suppose you should also understand that ANYWHERE the president goes in the country (or if he travels abroad for a meeting with a foreign leader) the costs are going to be the same. KKKlinton, Pedo Hitler and Saddam Hussein Obama ran up similar costs during their disastrous presidencies. And they left the country in tanking economies and the world on the brink of WWIII.
I'd say we're getting the best economy in history and world peace PRETTY DAMNED CHEAP through President Trump. He's accomplishing more than any DemoNazi president in history.
Oh, and feel free to post a RELIABLE source, not any far left OPINION rags you goose steppers rely on.
ElwoodBlues · M
@Reason10 requests
Yeah, we know that you reject any source that disagrees with your preconceived notions, but the GAO reported on tRump's travel costs over six years ago. And believe me, travel has NOT gotten cheaper!!
produce a credible link showing a cost of $3.4 million per trip to Mar A Lago,
Yeah, we know that you reject any source that disagrees with your preconceived notions, but the GAO reported on tRump's travel costs over six years ago. And believe me, travel has NOT gotten cheaper!!
What GAO Found
GAO estimated that federal agencies incurred costs of about $13.6 million for the
President’s four trips to Mar-a-Lago from February 3 through March 5, 2017. This estimate consisted of approximately $10.6 million for operating costs of government aircraft and boats and $3 million for temporary duty costs of government personnel supporting the President’s travel, including transportation,lodging, and meals and incidental expenses. These figures do not include certain classified cost information or the salaries and benefits of government personnel traveling with the President because, salaries and benefits would be paid regardless of whether the President was traveling.
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-19-178-highlights.pdfGAO estimated that federal agencies incurred costs of about $13.6 million for the
President’s four trips to Mar-a-Lago from February 3 through March 5, 2017. This estimate consisted of approximately $10.6 million for operating costs of government aircraft and boats and $3 million for temporary duty costs of government personnel supporting the President’s travel, including transportation,lodging, and meals and incidental expenses. These figures do not include certain classified cost information or the salaries and benefits of government personnel traveling with the President because, salaries and benefits would be paid regardless of whether the President was traveling.
we're getting the best economy in history and world peace PRETTY DAMNED CHEAP through President Trump.
Oh, and feel free to post a RELIABLE source, not some far right OPINION rags you goose steppers rely on.