Overview
- A HuffPost analysis estimates the public cost of President Trump’s golf-related travel since early 2025 at a minimum of $101.2 million.
- The total reflects security needs and travel logistics, including Air Force One flights, cargo jets that ferry motorcade vehicles, and Coast Guard patrols at coastal sites.
- Per-trip estimates cited include up to $3.4 million for Mar-a-Lago, $2.7 million for Doral, $1.1 million for Bedminster, and about $9.7 million for one trip to Scotland.
- Reporting says Trump has spent 110 days on courses he owns, as critics from the watchdog group CREW object to taxpayer spending while the press office defends the time as executive.
- HuffPost’s method draws on a 2019 GAO report on past golf trip costs, and some coverage notes the bill could near $300 million by term’s end if the current pace holds, unlike Obama’s lower-cost outings closer to Washington.