20, 2017, Mr. Trump has reportedly been on the grounds of his golf courses or played golf elsewhere 308 times since becoming President, and that's as of Dec. 30, 2020.
President Donald Trump, through his Trump Organization, owns or operates 17 different golf coursesor properties around the world, including 12 in the United States, two in Dubai (one open, another opening in 2020), one in Ireland and two in Scotland, as well planned courses in Indonesia.
Trump claims to have a USGA handicap index under 5, but he is thought to have a vanity handicap that makes him seem better at the sport than he is.
Two of those U.S. golf courses are close to his Mar-a-Lago private club in West Palm Beach, Fla., and that's where Trump plays the bulk of his golf as President in the winter. He spends plenty of time at his golf club in Sterling, Va., about 20 miles from the White House. He also loves to stay at his Summer White House at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.
McIlroy chose to take up the President on the offer, but the White House not only did not disclose Trump was playing golf with McIlroy, they didn' t acknowledge that Trump played more than a previously stated intention of a few holes. The group played a full 18. It wasn't until McIlroy spoke about the round to No Laying Up that the Trump Administration had to correct the record.
We previously reported that the president came to the luxurious property, often dubbed his "Winter White House" for the 31st golf vacation during his presidency, which raised taxpayer-funded travel and security total to $151.5 million.
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The record found that the Republican leader’s total costs come around $3.4 million for a single trip to Mar-a-Lago, which also includes flying his staff and the vehicles required for his motorcade on Air Force One and a number of cargo planes, as well as the tariffs caused by the Coast Guard to guard both the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to his resort.
He paid a visit to Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Christmas Day, which according to The Golf News Net, marked the 302nd time the 45th President has visited one ...
Before President Donald Trump signed the massive $2.3 trillion dollar coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law Sunday night, December 27, there was an extended phase of "will he, won't he" during as a possible government shutdown hung in the balance.
By contrast, Knoller said, Trump has spent all or part of 248 days at a golf course. CNN's own count has Trump at 266 days spending some time at a Trump golf course. Since Trump and his aides often refuse to confirm that he actually played golf during a visit to a golf club, even when he has been spotted in golf attire, ...
Trump said at an August 2016 campaign rally that he may never see his properties again if he was elected, explaining, "Because I'm going to be working for you, I'm not going to have time to go play golf." And in an October 2016 speech, Trump said Obama's struggles to pass legislation were a result of excessive golfing.
Obama played 333 rounds during his eight years as president, according to Knoller. In other words, Obama played golf once every 8.77 days as president. Trump, conversely, has been at a golf club once every 4.92 days so far.
Facts First: Trump has spent much more time playing golf than Obama did through this point of the term -- after repeatedly attacking Obama's golfing and claiming he would not play if he got elected himself. Just Trump's airplane trips to his Mar-a-Lago Club and residence in Florida, from which he has often taken a motorcade ride to a nearby golf course he owns, have required far more air travel than Obama's once-a-year Hawaii vacations did through this point in the term.
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Our President made a promise to the American people. Here we track his fulfillment of that promise. You can view our full list of Trump's golf outings here, and see this explanation for more information. Or just watch this video to hear it straight from the President himself.
President Trump has attended 31 political events at his properties since taking office.
President Trump has visited or stayed at one or more of his properties on 394 separate days since becoming president. That figure amounts to almost one third of his time in office at one of his properties, or well over a year of his presidency.
Trump Victory, a joint fundraising group that raises money to both the Trump campaign and the RNC is the top event sponsor, having hosted 19 Trump property events. The president has appeared at 11 of them.
President Trump made his 500th visit to one of his properties since becoming president when he went to the Trump hotel in Washington today to meet with political donors ahead of his speech at the Republican National Convention. This milestone is stunning even for a presidency that has been defined by corruption, self-dealing, and abuse of power.
After promising on the campaign trail that he would put his assets in a blind trust if elected, Donald Trump went back on that commitment just before taking office. He promised instead that a wall of separation would be maintained between the presidency and his businesses. That statement also turned out not to be true. Instead of erecting a firewall, Trump did the exact opposite and has persistently used the presidency to promote and enrich his businesses. Five hundred visits later, he has successfully channeled millions of dollars in political, special interest, and taxpayer money into his own pockets.
Senator Lindsey Graham has accompanied the President to Trump’s properties more than any Member of Congress, while Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are two of the top visitors to Trump properties from the executive branch.
Early in President Trump’s tenure he declared Mar-a-Lago his “winter White House.”. This has turned out to be an accurate assessment of the property, but with a large caveat that unlike the White House, Trump profits from the time he spends at Mar-a-Lago.