Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Dec. 24, 2025: estimated leisure-related taxpayer cost $370,000 for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago ↔ West Palm Beach golf-club outing, including motorcade, off-site security, and local law-enforcement support.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
Golf outing from Mar-a-Lago to Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach
The roll call documents a leisure golf trip on Dec. 24: departure from Mar-a-Lago at 9:24 a.m., arrival at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach at 9:31 a.m., departure at 2:23 p.m., and return to Mar-a-Lago at 2:32 p.m. Under the benchmark method for a documented off-site leisure day in Palm Beach, this is estimated as peak off-site Secret Service/staff ($300,000) + one short round-trip motorcade ($10,000) + local law-enforcement assistance ($60,000). Later NORAD Santa calls, service-member calls, and Christmas Eve dinner at Mar-a-Lago are not counted as leisure travel outlays.