Sunday, November 16, 2025
Nov. 16, 2025: Trump spent the day golfing at his West Palm Beach club, then flew back to Washington that evening. Using the tracker’s benchmarks, the day’s leisure-related federal outlay is estimated at about $849,000.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
Golf outing at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach
Per the White House pool/roll-call schedule, the President traveled from Mar-a-Lago to Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach at 9:06 a.m., arrived at 9:13 a.m., departed at 4:15 p.m., and returned to Mar-a-Lago at 4:21 p.m. Using the tracker’s leisure benchmarks for an off-site presidential stay/day, this record counts $300,000 for peak off-site Secret Service and staff protection, about $60,000 for activated local law-enforcement assistance, and $10,000 for short local motorcade movements tied to the golf trip.
Return flight from Palm Beach to Washington after leisure weekend
The same-day schedule shows departure from Palm Beach International Airport at 7:12 p.m., arrival at Joint Base Andrews at 8:59 p.m., then movement to the White House. Using the benchmark VC-25A formula on the scheduled 1 hour 47 minute Palm Beach-to-Andrews leg with a 0.5 domestic support factor yields about $475,000, plus about $3,000 for the short Andrews-to-White House helicopter hop indicated by the South Lawn arrival; rounded together, this activity is recorded at $479,000.