Friday, March 7, 2025
On Mar 7, 2025, President Trump's trip to Mar-a-Lago cost taxpayers an estimated $166,000—mainly Air Force One and motorcade travel with regular Secret Service costs for a domestic weekend getaway.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
On-site Secret Service & Staff (White House & travel day)
Standard Secret Service and staff costs for routine on-site protection and domestic travel days per GAO benchmarks. No evidence of surges, but Palm Beach visit implies partial off-site resource allocation.
Motorcade (White House ↔ Andrews; Airport ↔ Mar-a-Lago)
Two short DC motorcade legs (White House to Andrews, round trip) and two in Palm Beach (Airport to Mar-a-Lago, round trip), consistent with high end of local trip rates per federal expenditure benchmarks.
VC-25A (Air Force One) domestic flight (Andrews ↔ Palm Beach)
0.4 hr flight time per leg (per GCMAP/GAO), roundtrip: 0.8 hr × $177,843; no mixed-jet or international uplift. Counted only actual single-day roundtrip cost incurred March 7, per cost formulas.