Friday, May 30, 2025
Taxpayer cost for Trump's May 30, 2025 roundtrip DC–Pittsburgh/US Steel visit: est. $529k covering Air Force One, security, police and motorcades.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
VC-25A (Air Force One) flight: Joint Base Andrews – Allegheny County Airport, PA (roundtrip)
Estimated 1.6 hr total roundtrip flight time for VC-25A at published $177,843/hr domestic rate. No support jet/service legs required for this domestic trip, per cost guidelines and recent DOD/NTUF historical benchmarks.
Secret Service & staff (peak off-site)
Standard single-day off-site protection benchmarked from GAO-19-178 and multi-year agency reports for President's out-of-town events (includes advance, on-site, and embedded staff).
Local law-enforcement assist: Allegheny County, PA
Law enforcement activation cost typical for high-profile presidential site visits, using contemporary Palm Beach, FL and agency benchmarks for event security.
Motorcade (in Pittsburgh metro-area + DC)
Multiple short-trip deployments in DC and Pittsburgh metro for airport and site transfers. Benchmark: upper-bound per current Secret Service expenditure reporting.