Jaw-dropping amount Donald Trump’s 13 rounds of golf have reportedly cost US taxpayers this year
As a sports enthusiast, the President of the United States also owns twelve properties in the United States that are held by Trump Golf.
Since taking office earlier this year, it has been suggested that President Donald Trump has spent a significant amount of money that belongs to the public on enhancing his athletic abilities.
Trump, who is 78 years old, has been in office since January 20, when he was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Since then, he has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, renamed the meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump at the White House, and appointed Elon Musk to head up the Department of Government Efficiency.
In addition to this, he said that his victory in the presidential election over Kamala Harris, who was running on the Democratic ticket, was a “mandate.” He is also willing to disclose a “suspicious” report on the assassination attempts that were made against him, and he recently signed an executive order that established a disputed Bitcoin reserve.
It’s interesting to note that Trump has played golf on thirteen out of the forty-eight days that he’s been in office.
According to a report that was done by an independent organization, this action is causing taxpayers to lose an astounding amount of money.
The businessman, who has previously referred to golf as a “passion” rather than a game, is the owner of twelve Trump Golf facilities in the United States of America, two in Scotland, and one in Ireland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Since his return to Washington, DC, the President of the United States has reportedly played 10 rounds at the private Trump International West Palm Beach and three rounds at Trump Doral. This information comes from HuffPost.
A resort that spans 800 acres and is located to the east of Miami International Airport is known as Trump Doral. On the other hand, Trump International West Palm Beach is home to a 27-hole golf course that is located just five minutes away from the waterfront.
In 2019, The Washington Post predicted that Trump’s journey to the Sunshine State to play golf would cost taxpayers $64 million. This prediction was made in reference to Trump’s golfing activities during his first term in the White House, which generated frequent headlines because of his golfing habits.
On the other hand, by October 2020, Robert Reich, an author and former Labor secretary, had determined that Trump had actually cost taxpayers an astounding 141 million dollars.
At the time, he tweeted, “Once again, Trump brags about donating his $400,000 presidential salary.” It was written at the time.
“Somehow he forgot to mention that his golf trips have cost taxpayers $141,000,000.”
The Committee on Oversight and Accountability Democrats claimed that in 2018, a single weekend spent in Scotland resulted in a sum of money that exceeded one million dollars for the taxpayers.
What kind of effects has President Trump’s participation in thirteen rounds of golf this year had on the people of the United States?
After reviewing the data contained in a report that was released by the Government Accountability Office in 2019, HuffPost has come to the conclusion that the president’s golf vacations have most likely resulted in a loss of more than $18 million for the American taxpayers.
It has been reported that President Trump and his entourage use Air Force One to travel to the golf courses in Florida. Additionally, additional expenses are paid due to the presence of police enforcement officers and canines trained to detect hazardous substance.
It was verified by the police on Saturday, March 8, that they were conducting an investigation into a vandalism incident that occurred at Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland.
A pro-Palestinian gang is said to have painted a portion of a structure with red paint, and the words “Gaza is not for sale” were sprayed on one of the green walls, according to the BBC.
It was described as a “childish, criminal act” by a spokeswoman for Trump Turnberry, who also referred to the course as a “national treasure” and stated that it will continue to be the “number one beacon of luxury and excellence in the world of golf over the generations.”