Sunday, March 9, 2025
On March 9, 2025, Trump’s golf day in Palm Beach plus his flight back to Washington cost taxpayers about $450,506, driven mainly by Air Force One travel and Palm Beach-area security support.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
VC-25A return flight from Palm Beach to Joint Base Andrews
The roll call shows President Trump departed Palm Beach International Airport at 5:25 PM and arrived at Joint Base Andrews at 7:30 PM on March 9, 2025. Using the provided benchmark for VC-25A at $177,843 per flight hour and an elapsed flight time of about 2.08 hours, the estimated federal air-travel outlay incurred that day is $370,506.
Motorcade: Mar-a-Lago to golf club and return
The roll call documents two short motorcade movements tied to leisure activity: Mar-a-Lago to Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach at 8:38 AM and the return at 2:41 PM. Using the provided local motorcade benchmark, these short trips are estimated at $10,000 total.
Motorcade: Mar-a-Lago to airport and Andrews to the White House
The roll call documents a late-afternoon motorcade from Mar-a-Lago to Palm Beach International Airport and an evening motorcade from Joint Base Andrews to the White House. Using the provided short-trip benchmark, these two additional ground movements are estimated at $10,000 total.
Local law-enforcement assist in Palm Beach
Because the President spent the day at Mar-a-Lago and his West Palm Beach golf club, with documented road movements in Palm Beach County on a golf day, the Palm Beach benchmark for local law-enforcement assistance is applied at approximately $60,000 for the activated day.