Trump's weekend golf trips cost U.S. taxpayers tens to hundreds of millions in travel and security expenses, primarily for Air Force One flights, support aircraft, Secret Service protection, Coast Guard patrols (at Mar-a-Lago), and related logistics.
Current Second Term (2025–2026, as of late March 2026)Taxpayers have spent at least $101.2 million on Trump's golf-related travel and security since he returned to office. This covers 110 golf days (more than a quarter of his time in office so far), with most trips being weekend or holiday getaways to his own properties like Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
He's on pace for roughly $300 million by the end of his second term if the pattern continues.
Per-Trip Breakdown Mar-a-Lago / West Palm Beach area ~$3.4 million per trip. This includes Air Force One (and a cargo plane for the motorcade), helicopter transfers, Secret Service, Coast Guard boats patrolling offshore, and local support. Trump has made dozens of these visits.
Bedminster, NJ (summer weekends): ~$1.1 million per trip.
Rarer trips (e.g., Scotland for a course opening): Up to ~$10 million.
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Current Second Term (2025–2026, as of late March 2026)Taxpayers have spent at least $101.2 million on Trump's golf-related travel and security since he returned to office. This covers 110 golf days (more than a quarter of his time in office so far), with most trips being weekend or holiday getaways to his own properties like Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
He's on pace for roughly $300 million by the end of his second term if the pattern continues.
Per-Trip Breakdown Mar-a-Lago / West Palm Beach area ~$3.4 million per trip. This includes Air Force One (and a cargo plane for the motorcade), helicopter transfers, Secret Service, Coast Guard boats patrolling offshore, and local support. Trump has made dozens of these visits.
Bedminster, NJ (summer weekends): ~$1.1 million per trip.
Rarer trips (e.g., Scotland for a course opening): Up to ~$10 million.
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