who pays for trumps golf trups

Who pays for Trump’s Club trips?

Not only are the American people paying the bill for Trump’s many trips to his clubs, but the president is profiting from those trips.

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

Are Trump’s golf trips breaking the bank?

“That figure translates to 334 years of the presidential salary that Trump and his supporters frequently boast he is not taking,” the report noted. Not only are Trump’s golf trips breaking the bank, but they show just what a hypocrite this man is – as if we needed more evidence.

How much did Trump spend on Mar-a-Lago Golf?

According to a new report from Huffington Post, the president’s trip to Mar-a-Lago on Friday – his 29th to his Florida resort since taking office – brings the total taxpayer golf bill to $133.8 million. “That figure translates to 334 years of the presidential salary that Trump and his supporters frequently boast he is not taking,” the report noted.

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.

How much did Donald Trump raise his golf tab?

President Donald Trump returned to Mar-a-Lago on Friday evening for the 29th golf-related trip of his presidency to his for-profit Palm Beach, Florida, resort, raising his total taxpayer golf tab to $133.8 million.

When will Trump leave the White House?

President Donald Trump departs from the White House for a weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 31, 2020. And because Trump insists on playing at courses he owns, the cost to taxpayers has been nearly four times as high as it was for Obama.

Who asked the GAO to investigate Obama's trip?

Sen. John Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican, asked the GAO to probe the Obama outing, and its report finally came out last fall. The GAO's bottom line for that trip, not including regular White House personnel costs as well as some classified expenses, was $3.6 million.

How much did the Judicial Watch cost for Obama?

Those costs also aren't fully included in Judicial Watch's $96 million total for Obama. More clarity is coming, eventually.