Monday, November 17, 2025
LOCATION: Washington, DC (White House and Westin DC Downtown)
TOTAL TAXPAYER COST
$85,000.00
Trump’s Nov 17, 2025, D.C. leisure/official activities cost taxpayers ~$85k—mostly for on-site Secret Service/White House operations and a brief downtown motorcade.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
Secret Service & staff (on-site White House, official travel)
$75,000.00
Federal outlays for day-long Secret Service and staff protection at the White House and during official motorcade to local event. Based on GAO and DoD rates for on-site presidential security; no out-of-town travel reported.
security
Local motorcade (White House ⇄ Westin DC Downtown)
$10,000.00
Local Washington, DC motorcade service for short round-trip between White House and Westin Downtown hotel, benchmarked to federal cost standards for local protective moves within metro area.
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CLASSIFICATION TAGS
white-house
local-travel
motorcade
trump-daily-cost