Overview
- The latest count includes the president’s 16th Mar-a-Lago trip of 2025, with each visit estimated at about $3.4 million for travel and security.
- Trump has made nine trips to his Bedminster, New Jersey club at roughly $1.1 million per visit, plus an overseas stop in Aberdeen, Scotland reported near $10 million.
- If the current frequency continues, the cumulative cost of golf-related travel and protection could reach around $300 million over the second term.
- Major cost drivers include Air Force One, estimated by the GAO at $273,063 per flight hour, or about $1.1 million for a typical Washington–Palm Beach round trip.
- Security around Mar-a-Lago requires extensive measures such as Coast Guard patrols and armed boats, and the first-term total of $151.5 million provides a comparison point for the rising bill.