Sunday, March 2, 2025
March 2, 2025: Trump golfed at his West Palm Beach club and then flew back to Washington. Estimated leisure-related taxpayer cost: about $904K.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
Golf outing at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach with same-day return to Washington
Pool reports for March 2, 2025 place President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in the morning, traveling to Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach for golf, then returning to Mar-a-Lago before departing Palm Beach for Joint Base Andrews and the White House that evening. Using the provided methodology for a leisure day with a Palm Beach off-site stay and same-day domestic Air Force One return, the estimate includes roughly 2.0 flight hours on VC-25A with a 0.5 support factor (about $533,529), peak off-site Secret Service/staff costs ($300,000), activated local law-enforcement assistance in Palm Beach ($60,000), and a short local motorcade estimate ($10,000), rounded to the nearest thousand.