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TRUMP TAX BURDEN

/// CLASSIFIED: DAILY EXPENDITURE REPORT ///

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

LOCATION: Miami, FL & The White House, DC
Trump's Single-Day Miami Visit Cost Taxpayers $1.23 Million—More Than Some Small Cities' Entire Annual Budgets
TOTAL TAXPAYER COST
$1,233,572.00
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Nov. 5, 2025: President Trump traveled to Miami for a high-profile event and returned to DC. Total taxpayer outlay for Air Force One, security, and law enforcement: ~$1.23 million.

ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN

Air Force One travel (VC-25A) Andrews-Miami-Andrews

$711,372.00

President Trump flew round-trip between Joint Base Andrews and Miami on Air Force One. Total round trip approx. 4 hours (2 x 2 hrs at $177,843/hr per benchmarks).

travel

Secret Service & staff (peak off-site, Miami)

$300,000.00

Peak off-site Secret Service protection for high-profile event day in Miami, per GAO upper-bound and repeated Palm Beach precedent. Includes advance/security for major rally/appearance.

security

Local law enforcement assist

$60,000.00

Miami-Dade and City of Miami police provided traffic/motorcade/venue perimeter support, based on Palm Beach and previous Miami event cost precedents for major presidential visits.

security

Incidentals (15% cap on travel+security)

$162,200.00

Covers tactical, overtime, auxiliary vehicle, unitemized support in line with federal cap (15% of direct travel+security), per all open benchmarks.

incidentals

CLASSIFICATION TAGS

air-force-one miami trump-travel secret-service law-enforcement incidentals
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