Taxpayers at Trump Properties
What happened
promisedocumented Trump told CPAC that presidential work left little time for golf.
- The American Presidency Project: Remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference2017-02-24 · Remarks concerning time for golf
actiondocumented Trump began a set of four early presidential trips to Mar-a-Lago reviewed by GAO.
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: Presidential Travel: Secret Service and DOD Need to Ensure That Expenditure Reports Are Prepared and Submitted to Congress2019-02-05 · Highlights and costs for four trips, February 3-March 5, 2017
outcomedocumented GAO estimated $13.6 million in federal operating costs for four trips; that total is not the amount paid to Mar-a-Lago.
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: Presidential Travel: Secret Service and DOD Need to Ensure That Expenditure Reports Are Prepared and Submitted to Congress2019-02-05 · GAO-19-178 highlights, total operating costs
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: Presidential Travel: Secret Service and DOD Need to Ensure That Expenditure Reports Are Prepared and Submitted to Congress2019-02-05 · Highlights and costs for four trips, February 3-March 5, 2017
beneficiarydocumented A House oversight report said Secret Service records showed more than $1.4 million in lodging spending at Trump-owned properties from January 20, 2017, through September 15, 2021.
- U.S. House of Representatives: Committee on Oversight and Reform Activities Report, 117th Congress2022-12-30 · Secret Service expenditures at Trump-owned properties and cited underlying spreadsheet
administration responsereported The Trump Organization said Secret Service rooms were provided free or at cost; records cited by reporters included rates above government per diem.
- Axios: Trump Organization charged Secret Service above government rates2022-10-17 · Eric Trump statement and House-record findings
Amounts and affected parties
public costFour Mar A Lago Trip Cost$13.6 million total federal trip cost - Estimated public spending source
- United States taxpayers
- Loss or cost borne by
- U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and other federal agencies incurring the cited costs
paymentSecret Service Trump Property Lodgingmore than $1.4 million in Secret Service lodging payments - Paid by / source
- United States Secret Service
- Received by
- Trump-owned property businesses
- Financially affected
- United States taxpayers
People and organizations
- United States taxpayersaffected party
- Trump-owned property businessesbeneficiary
- United States taxpayerspayer
- United States Secret Servicepayer
- Trump-owned property businessesrecipient
Assessment
The total trip cost is public operating expense, not Trump revenue. Separately, the Secret Service paid at least $1.4 million to Trump-owned properties during the stated period.