/// CLASSIFIED: DAILY EXPENDITURE REPORT ///

Saturday, May 3, 2025

LOCATION: Mar-a-Lago and Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach, Florida

Trump's Golf Day Cost Taxpayers $356,500—$300,000 Was Just Secret Service Protection While He Played

TOTAL TAXPAYER COST

$356,500.00

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

May 3, 2025: President Trump golfed and stayed at Mar-a-Lago, with local motorcades and all-day off-site Secret Service. No air travel. Estimated taxpayer cost: $356,500.

ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN

Motorcade (Mar-a-Lago Golf Club Mar-a-Lago)

$10,000.00

Short Palm Beach motorcade to and from Mar-a-Lago and Trump International Golf Club. $5,000 per short trip benchmark based on prior Palm Beach law enforcement reimbursements and GAO methodology.

travel

Secret Service & Staff, Off-Site Deployment (Mar-a-Lago/Trump Golf Club)

$300,000.00

Full-day Secret Service & staff protection at Mar-a-Lago and golf club, covering presidential off-site movements and leisure activities. $300,000/day benchmark from GAO-19-178 and Palm Beach precedent, cited in NTU Foundation and Helsinki Times summaries.

security

Incidentals (logistics, overtime, support capped at 15%)

$46,500.00

Coverage for minor logistics and overtime, capped at 15% per federal incidentals rule. Includes incremental expenses from local agency support as confirmed by case studies in GAO and Helsinki Times reporting.

incidentals

CLASSIFICATION TAGS

mar-a-lago golf motorcade secret-service leisure

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