How many times has Donald Trump golfed?
By this May 25, the president had visited a Trump golf course 266 times, CNN reported. And Sept. 5 marked Trump's 295th visit to one of his golf properties, according to CNN's Jim Sciutto. Sophie Germain has kept track of the president's golfing and its costs at the Trump Golf Count site since his 2017 inauguration.
How much has Trump spent taxpayer money on golf?
Trump Golf Count is run by self-described data junkie Sophie Germain and dedicated to tracking the president’s golf time. At the time of our reporting here, October 2019, that website reports that Trump has spent $109,505,631 of taxpayer money on visits to golf properties broken down in this way: Luxury car rental in Turnberry, Scotland: $1,260,139
How much does the Secret Service spend on protecting Donald Trump’s golf clubs?
Also indicative is a USA Today report that in addition to his Mar-a-Lago residencies, as of 21 August Trump had racked up five visits to his private golf club in New Jersey. At these two locations, the Secret Service spent $60,000 on rent for the golf carts needed to protect the president.
Who are Donald Trump’s golf partners?
The Trump administration does not disclose his golf partners, except for the day he played with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and the South African pro, Ernie Els, about which Mr. Trump tweeted himself.
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A photograph shows an unusually heavy U.S. President Donald Trump as he golfs.
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A picture that supposedly showed U.S. President Donald Trump as he stepped onto the golf course was widely circulated on social media in late 2020 along with remarks about the president’s weight:
How many times did Trump play golf?
President Trump played golf six times during his first month in office despite frequently criticizing his predecessor's golfing habits.
How many rounds of golf did Obama play?
President Obama played his first round of golf as President on 26 April 2009, more than three months after he took office. President Obama then played more than 300 rounds of golf ( 306 according to Golf Digest; 333 according to CBS News) during his eight years in office. Although Trump has criticized Obama for playing golf too frequently, ...
How many times did Donald Trump visit the golf course?
By this May 25, the president had visited a Trump golf course 266 times, CNN reported.
How many golf trips did Trump make to Bedminster?
Trump has played golf during 24 of 96 trips to Bedminster since the beginning of his presidency, according to a table maintained by TrumpGolfCount.com. But Kessler questioned the practice of attributing travel costs for the president and his support staff exclusively to golf.
How much did Trump pay per hour in 2019?
The rate was $165,000 per hour in 2019, according to the Pentagon, as reported by USA TODAY. Post reporter Philip Bump reported Trump made 19 trips to Mar-a-Lago between January 2017 and February 2019.
How much did Trump spend on Mar-a-Lago?
Using the same data for a February 2019 report, the Washington Post estimated Trump's trips to Mar-a-Lago alone cost the U.S. taxpayer approximately $64 million during his first two years in office. Roughly $10.6 million was spent on operating costs for government aircraft and boats and $3 million on temporary duty costs including transportation, ...
Did Reich respond to USA Today?
Reich has not responded to a request for comment from USA TODAY. The White House was also asked to comment. It is likely the estimated costs of the president's golf trips was derived from independent websites such as Trump Golf Count, which tracks government spending.
Why was the PGA Grand Slam cancelled?
In 2015, they canceled the PGA Grand Slam at the Trump National Los Angeles Golf Club after Trump made disparaging remarks about Mexican immigrants when he was running for president. The PGA of America awarded that tournament to the Trump Organization’s New Jersey golf course back in 2014.
Who is the CEO of the PGA of America?
In an interview with The Associated Press, Seth Waugh, the CEO of PGA of America said, “We find ourselves in a political situation not of our making. We’re fiduciaries for our members, for the game, for our mission and for our brand.
Is the PGA banned in 2021?
Claim. After the U.S. Capitol riot in early January 2021, the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) instituted a lifetime ban on PGA events at Trump golf courses.
Is the PGA taking the PGA Championship away from Trump?
What's True . The PGA of America voted to take the PGA Championship event away from Trump’s New Jersey golf course in 2022. As of this writing, the PGA website shows no future events being held at a Trump-owned golf course through 2034. What's False.
Is the PGA golf course in New Jersey a lifetime ban?
The PGA has not announced any lifetime ban for Trump golf courses, but they have decided not to hold the 2022 PGA Championship at the Trump-owned golf course in New Jersey. As such, we rate this claim a “Mixture.”.
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U.S. President Donald Trump was golfing when Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.
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On Nov. 7, after the country waited for several days of counting ballots in the 2020 U.S. presidential election between Democrat Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, the race was called by most of the major U.S. news media in Biden’s favor.
How many days has Trump been on a golf course?
By contrast, Knoller said, Trump has spent all or part of 248 days at a golf course. CNN's own count has Trump at 266 days spending some time at a Trump golf course. Since Trump and his aides often refuse to confirm that he actually played golf during a visit to a golf club, even when he has been spotted in golf attire, ...
Why did Trump denounce the media?
Trump denounced the media, which he called "sick with hatred and dishonesty," for supposedly failing to mention that Saturday was his first time golfing in three months. (CNN, among other outlets, did note that it was his first golf outing since March 8.) Trump also accused the media of failing to talk about "all of the time Obama spent on ...
How many trips did Obama make to Hawaii?
Through this point in his first presidential term, Obama had made three vacation trips to his birth state of Hawaii for a total of 29,978 miles in the air, Knoller tweeted, while Trump has made 30 trips to Palm Beach, Florida, the home of Mar-a-Lago, for a total of 51,540 miles.
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President Donald Trump, in applying for permission to build a wall at his golf course in Ireland, warned against the threat of coastal erosion caused by global warming.
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As part of a May 2016 planning application in County Clare, Ireland, a local firm -- acting of behalf of Trump's company TIGL -- submitted a report that repeatedly referred to global warming and climate change as real phenomena posing specific risks (rising sea levels and extreme storms) to the erosion of sand dunes at the Doonbeg golf course.
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President Donald Trump has for years attracted scrutiny and criticism for his pronouncements on climate change and global warming, which he has variously described as “bullshit” and a “hoax.”
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After only nine months in office, President Trump and family had already spent $147 million on personal travel, amounting to one-and-a-half times as much as President Obama and family spent in the eight years of the latter's presidency.
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Based on the limited information available as of October 2017, the Trump family's monthly travel expenditures during the early part of his administration exceeded the monthly spending averages of President Obama and family.
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The expenses incurred by United States presidents and their families on vacation trips and other travel away from the White House are an evergreen topic of partisan debate, given that much of those, including the requisite round-the-clock Secret Service protection and use of military aircraft for travel, are footed by the federal government.
How much does Trump's golf trip cost?
So far Trump’s golf trips have cost at least $105 million. Trump’s trips to his golf courses are very expensive and much more than Obama’s since Trump’s have been more frequent and usually requires Air Force One and all the accompanying security arraignments.
How much did Trump spend on Mar-a-Lago?
The GAO report estimated that just four of Trump’s trips to Mar-a-Lago cost: 1 $13.6 million 2 Do not “capture all of the total expenditures by the government” 3 Do not “include certain classified cost information” 4 $60,000 in expenses paid to Mar-a-Lago (there have been 24 so far) 5 Were not able to identify meals and incidental expenses, if any, that may have been incurred at the Mar-a-Lago club
How much money did Donald Trump make in 8 years?
106 times Trump’s $400,000 salary over 8 years combined (which he is donating back to the government) Almost twice the $190 million annual cost for the Peace Corps. $25 million more than the $315 million annual cost for the General Accounting Office.
Is Trump's golf more expensive than Obama's?
Trump’s trips to his golf courses are very expensive and much more than Obama’s since Trump’s have been more frequent and usually requires Air Force One and all the accompanying security arraignments.