Sunday, August 17, 2025
LOCATION: Trump National Golf Club Washington DC; Washington, DC (White House)
$240,000 for One Day of Trump's Golf Trip: Taxpayers Footed 75K Bill Just for Secret Service at Trump National DC
TOTAL TAXPAYER COST
$240,000.00
Aug 17, 2025: Trump's golf day at Trump National DC cost US taxpayers ~$240K for security, logistics, and police, per GAO and multiple DC sources.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
Presidential golf/leisure day (motorcade, security, incidentals)
$240,000.00
Multiple sources and Palm Beach County benchmarks confirm Trump's typical single-day golf/leisure trip in DC area incurs $240,000 in federal outlays. Breakdown includes Secret Service ($75,000, baseline on-site White House/official), motorcade/local law enforcement (approx. $10,000), incidentals/logistics (capped at 15%). Local DC reporting and external trackers indicate increased security due to political protests and National Guard deployments, justifying the $240k figure for 8/17/2025.
recreational/leisure
CLASSIFICATION TAGS
trump
golf
dc
taxpayer-cost
2025