As of July 10th, 2019, President Trump Has Cost Taxpayers at least $105 Million by Visiting Golf Courses

According to Chuck Jones (2019) at Forbes, as of July 10th, 2019, President Trump has racked up at least $105 million in costs by visiting golf courses . According to Jones, this information is based in part on an analysis of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) expenditure report on presidential travel released in January 2019; further, this amount does not include official travel, only golf vacation trips.

Relevant information of note:

  • According to Judicial Watch (2017), a conservative group, President Obama’s total travel costs over two full terms was approximately $105 million.
  • According to Jones,  the $105 million in golfing costs is approximately three times the cost of the Mueller Investigation ($35 million). Jones points out, however, that the Mueller Investigation technically covered its own costs via forfeiture of Paul Manafort’s assets.

References:

(2017, September 14). Obama Travel Cost Now $105,662,975.27. Retrieved from https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-obama-travel-cost-now-105662975-27/ Jones, C. (2019, July 10). Trump’s Golf Trips Could Cost Taxpayers Over $340 Million. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2019/07/10/trumps-golf-trips-could-cost-taxpayers-over-340-million/#47ff339728aa