Stunning amount Trump’s Scotland trip will cost taxpayers – largely to promote his golf courses there: report
Trump’s ‘working trip’ to the U.K. is estimated to cost almost $10 million, and the taxpayer will likely foot most of the bill.
By James Liddell/The Independent
Friday 25 July 2025
After an estimated 43 golf trips in the first six months of his second term, Trump’s Scottish visit for the opening of a new course, being billed as “the greatest 36 holes” in the sport, is expected to cost about $9.7 million, according to an analysis by HuffPost.
Those estimates are based on a Government Accountability Office report detailing the costs of Trump’s 2017 trips to his country club in Palm Beach, Florida. Costs were not adjusted for inflation, meaning they could be substantially higher in today’s terms.
Designated by the White House as a “work trip,” Trump is expected to visit his Turnberry and Menie golf courses, as well as open the new MacLeod Course at Trump International Golf Links near Aberdeen, dedicated to his mother.
