Trump's rounds of golf already cost more than all Obama's trips to when he was president
EXPENSES Last weekend, in the midst of impeachment proceedings, Donald Trump went to play golf at his property in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
Donald Trump's rounds of golf cost American taxpayers more in just three years than the Obama family's trips in eight years in office. The current US president is indeed increasing the number of trips to his properties with a golf course.
Each of its weekends generates significant costs, especially in terms of security, indicates the American HuffPost. Thus, 118 million dollars of public money have already been spent on these escapades, or the equivalent of 287 years of salary for the American president. The president has already spent 227 days simply playing golf, where Barack Obama had spent only 88 days traveling at this point in his tenure.
Only $ 105.7 million in eight years for Obama
Several millions are indirectly paid to the billionaire: Donald Trump always chooses his own hotels to accommodate his entourage and his staff. The presidency refuses to communicate the details of the sums disbursed. The last trip of this kind, the 26th since taking office, dates back to mid-December. In the midst of the impeachment procedure, Donald Trump left to relax in Mar-a-Lago (Florida).
In eight years, all the trips of Barack Obama and his family would have cost only 105.7 million dollars, according to a study by the conservative group Judicial Watch in 2017. This count, however, takes into account the official trips of the presidential couple as well as campaign trips partially reimbursed by the Democratic Party.
