Sunday, August 10, 2025
On Aug. 10, 2025, President Trump traveled from the White House to Trump National Golf Club in VA by motorcade for a second day of golf. Taxpayer cost: ~$98K for security, transport, and incidentals—matching established benchmarks for in-town leisure travel.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
On-site Secret Service and support staff at White House and golf club
Standard protective staffing for an official offsite day-travel leisure activity—White House plus local offsite club, as established by cost benchmarks and news tracking of local (not overnight/peak) Secret Service footprint.
Presidential motorcade operations (White House ↔️ Trump National Golf Club, Sterling, VA)
Standard roundtrip White House motorcade and escort, costed at upper bound for short local trips as in official GAO and news benchmarks.
Incidentals (meals, logistics, minor overtime)
Capped at 15% of (travel + security) for routine incidentals related to support, meals, and sundry costs on a short local golf trip.