Sunday, August 3, 2025
LOCATION: Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, NJ → Lehigh Valley Int'l Airport → The White House
Trump's 24-Minute Flight Home Costs Taxpayers $431,137 - More Than Most Americans Make in a Year
TOTAL TAXPAYER COST
$431,137.00
Aug 3, 2025: Trump’s return from Bedminster to DC included Air Force One via Lehigh Valley, Secret Service, and local law enforcement, totaling ~$431,000 in federal costs for the day.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
Air Force One (VC-25A) flights: LVIA to Andrews (0.4h)
$71,137.00
Estimated 0.4 flight hours on Air Force One from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Joint Base Andrews.
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Secret Service & peak off-site staff: Bedminster/leisure travel
$300,000.00
Peak off-site coverage for presidential travel/leisure day as per GAO upper-bound.
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Local law enforcement assist (Bedminster)
$60,000.00
Federal reimbursement to local police assisting Secret Service for Trump’s stay and departure from Bedminster.
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