Sunday, March 30, 2025
On March 30, 2025, Trump flew Air Force One from Palm Beach to D.C. after a golf day: $477K in taxpayer costs—flight ($107K), peak Secret Service ($300K), Palm Beach police ($60K), and motorcade/incidentals ($10K).
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
VC-25A (Air Force One) flight PBI to JBA
Trump traveled from Palm Beach International Airport to Joint Base Andrews on Air Force One (VC-25A). The flight is approximately 0.6 hours, calculated at $177,843 per flight hour as per the 2025 benchmark, no additional support factor required.
Secret Service and Staff (peak off-site day)
Full off-site peak Secret Service and federal staff support while President Trump was at Mar-a-Lago, golf club, and associated motorcade movements. This covers the high security needs of a Palm Beach leisure weekend, confirmed by recent budgeting and watchdog analyses.
Local law-enforcement (Palm Beach)
Palm Beach County and local police provided assistance for the visit and motorcade, with overtime compensation benchmarked at ~$60,000 per full-activation day. Federal funding reimbursed under new congressional appropriations for extraordinary security costs.
Motorcade and incidentals
Short in-town motorcade for the Mar-a-Lago to golf club roundtrip, return to airport, and airport motorcade in D.C., estimated at $10,000 for all ground movements. Incidentals kept below 15% cap as no extraordinary event reported.