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- Donald Trump has spent an estimated $10.7 million playing golf in the first month of his second term, raising total costs to taxpayers over $18 million since his swearing-in on January 20.
- HuffPost reported that Trump spent $151.5 million of taxpayer money golfing during his entire first term.
- A 2019 Government Accountability Office report stated that each of Trump's first four trips to Mar-a-Lago cost approximately $3,383,250 based on 2017 dollars.
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Trump spent 13 of his first 48 days in office on golf trips, report says
President Donald Trump has been in office for only a short time, yet, as of Saturday, had spent 13 days of his first 48 on trips to Florida to play golf at his golf courses near Mar-a-Lago and near the Miami airport. This has cost the taxpayers more than $18 million, according to a HuffPost analysis. I do believe this is a case for DOGE. There’s gotta be a better use of taxpayers' money.
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follow.itHere's What Trump's Golf Habit Has Cost Taxpayers Thus Far
Golf can be an expensive hobby, especially if it requires traveling to another state to play. And it’s even more costly when you’re the president, and the taxpayers have to pay for those golfing jaunts. After four years of Joe Biden, who golfed very rarely, we’re back to Trump, who has long been associated with golf and owns golf courses around the world. According to a report Monday, taxpayers have gotten the bill. According to HuffPost, the ta…
So far, nearly 30% of his days as president have been spent golfing
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