Weekends Are Made For Michelob. For Trump, Weekends Are Meant For Golfing ⛳️
Trump Golf Weekends’ Cost To Taxpayers Hits $18.2 million
Story by S.V. Date. March 8. 2025
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s insistence on playing golf at his Florida courses has now cost American taxpayers more than $18 million since he regained the presidency, setting him on a pace to exceed the $151.5 million he spent in his first term, according to a HuffPost analysis.
On Saturday, Trump is playing golf for the 13th day of his 48 in office. It was his 10th day playing at his course in West Palm Beach, across the Intracoastal Waterway from his Mar-a-Lago country club home and adjacent to the Palm Beach County Jail.
He spent another three days at his course in Doral, just east of the main runways at Miami International Airport.
According to a 2019 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report examining the first four trips Trump took to Mar-a-Lago during his first administration, each one costs $3,383,250 — a sum based on 2017 dollars that is likely higher now.
Trump and his entourage fly down on Air Force One while the military brings down the vehicles for his motorcade on C-17 transports. Because Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, straddles the width of the barrier island, police boats with machine guns mounted on the bows patrol the Intracoastal while a Coast Guard (USCG) vessel is stationed off the beach in the Atlantic. Additional costs include law enforcement and explosive-sniffing dogs.
| Locations |
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| White House |
| 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 1-202-456-1111 (comments) 1-202-456-1414 (switchboard) |
| Mar-a-Lago |
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The Mar-a-Lago Club 1100 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, Florida 33480 +1 (561) 832-2600 |
| Florida, West Palm Beach |
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Trump International Golf Club 3505 Summit Blvd West Palm Beach FL 33406 +1 (561) 682-0700 |
| California, Los Angeles |
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Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles One Trump National Drive Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 +1 (310) 265-5000 |
| Florida, Miami |
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Trump National Doral Golf Club 4400 N.W. 87th Ave Miami, FL 33178 +1305.592.2000 |
| Florida, Jupiter |
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Trump National Jupiter Golf Club 115 Eagle Tree Terrace Jupiter FL 33477 +1 (561) 691-8700 |
| New Jersey, Bedminster |
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Trump National Golf Club Bedminster 900 Lamington Road Bedminster, NJ 07921 +1 (908) 470-4400 |
| New Jersey, Colts Neck |
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Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck One Trump National Blvd Colts Neck, NJ 07722 +1 (561) 973-1550 |
| New Jersey, Pine Hill |
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Trump National Golf Club Philadelphia 500 West Branch Ave. Pine Hill, NJ 08021 +1 (856) 435-3100 |
| New York, Hopewell Junction |
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Trump National Golf Club Hudson Valley 178 Stormville Rd Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 +1 (845) 223-1600 |
| New York, Briarcliff Manor |
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Trump National Golf Club Westchester 100 Shadow Tree Lane Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 +1 (914) 944-0900 |
| North Carolina, Mooresville |
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Trump National Golf Club Charlotte 120 Trump Square Mooresville, NC 28117 +1 (704) 799-7300 |
| Virginia, Potomac Falls |
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Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C. 20391 Lowes Island Blvd Potomac Falls, VA 20165 +1 (703) 444-4801 |
| Dubai |
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Trump International Golf Club Dubai DAMAC Hills Al Hebiah Third District Dubai +971 (0) 4 245 3939 |
| Ireland, Clare |
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Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland, Doonbeg DOONBEG CO. CLARE, IRELAND Phone: +353 65 905 5600 |
| Scotland, Aberdeenshire |
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Trump MacLeod House & Lodge Scotland Menie Estate Balmedie Aberdeenshire, Scotland AB23 8YE PHONE: +44 1358 743300 RESERVE: +44 1358 743300 |
| Scotland, Ayrshire |
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Trump Turnberry Maidens Road KA26 9LT Turnberry Ayrshire Scotland +44.1655.331.000 +44 01655 334115 |
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