{"id":1055283,"date":"2025-07-25T11:57:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1055283"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:57:32","slug":"par-for-the-course-trump-flees-the-u-s-on-a-10-million-taxpayer-funded-trip-to-play-golf-amid-epstein-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/par-for-the-course-trump-flees-the-u-s-on-a-10-million-taxpayer-funded-trip-to-play-golf-amid-epstein-meltdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Par for the Course: Trump Flees The U.S. On A $10 Million Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Play Golf Amid Epstein Meltdown\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In response to Donald Trump vacationing in the United Kingdom, <\/em><strong><em>DNC Communications Director Rosemary Boeglin released the following statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYesterday, Donald Trump\u2019s name was confirmed to be in the Epstein files, and today, he is fleeing to the United Kingdom for a weekend of golf at his own resorts. In just six months in office, Trump has blown tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to enrich his struggling businesses. While Americans cancel their summer travel plans and tighten their wallets amid Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/consumer\/americans-are-shifting-summer-plans-avoid-tariff-price-hikes-rcna206921\">price hikes<\/a>, Trump is heading to his tee time on the taxpayer dime.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\ude34 RESTING UP: Donald Trump is taking time off from being president to play golf again.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cgmw03e9423o\">BBC<\/a>: <strong>\u201cDonald Trump flies into Scotland on Friday<\/strong> for a four-day trip, his first visit to the UK since his re-election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThe US president is due to visit his golf resorts at Turnberry on the Ayrshire coast and Menie in Aberdeenshire.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThe White House has described the visit as a \u2018private\u2019 trip<\/strong> \u2026\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcdaBY THE NUMBERS: Trump has spent over one quarter of his second term visiting his resorts \u2014 the majority of which he spends golfing.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/factbase\/trump\/topic\/calendar\/\">26<\/a> days at Mar-A-Lago resorts and the surrounding Trump golf clubs\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/factbase\/trump\/topic\/calendar\/\">14<\/a> days at Trump National Bedminster\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/factbase\/trump\/topic\/calendar\/\">13<\/a> days at Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/factbase\/trump\/topic\/calendar\/\">3<\/a> days at Trump National Doral\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcb8 <strong>COST TO TAXPAYER: Trump\u2019s Scotland trip is costing American taxpayers $10 million, and just like his other so-called <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2019\/jan\/27\/revealed-police-scotland-spent-32m-on-private-trump-visit\"><strong>\u201cprivate\u201d<\/strong><\/a><strong> trips, much of it is going directly to Trump\u2019s businesses, including by <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/18\/trump-overcharge-secret-service-hotel\"><strong>overcharging<\/strong><\/a><strong> Secret Service and other government officials.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/trump-scotland-golf-vacation_n_688278b0e4b01be72b3e620b\">Huffington Post<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump Spending $10 Million Of Taxpayer Money To Promote His Scotland Golf Course<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cAmerican taxpayers will shell out at least $10 million over the next several days so President Donald Trump can participate in a marketing photo opportunity at his golf resort<\/strong> in Aberdeen, Scotland \u2014 <strong>the profits from which will flow directly into his own pocket. \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cIt will also increase the total golf tab in his second term to at least $52 million.<\/strong> He spent $152 million in taxpayer money playing golf at his own resorts in his first term.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/trump-golf-102-million-taxpayers_n_5ce46727e4b09b23e65a01bb\">Huffington Post<\/a>: \u201c[During Trump\u2019s first term] <strong>U.S. taxpayers have spent $81 million for the president\u2019s two dozen trips to Florida<\/strong>, according to a HuffPost analysis. <strong>They spent $17 million for his 15 trips to New Jersey, another $1 million so he could visit his resort in Los Angeles and at least $3 million for his two days in Scotland<\/strong> last summer \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2025\/07\/20\/feds-will-pay-for-local-police-sheriffs-office-costs-for-trumps-visits-to-mar-a-lago\/\">South Florida Sun Sentinel<\/a>: \u201cThe newly enacted <strong>[federal] law appropriates $300 million over five years for security reimbursements to communities where Trump has residences \u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/secret-service-incurred-more-than-950000-in-expenses-for-trump-stay-at-his-scotland-resort\/\">CBS News<\/a>: \u201c<strong>The DHS IG report comes after the Pentagon spent at least $184,000 at President Trump\u2019s Turnberry golf resort in Scotland<\/strong> over the course of two years, according to documents provided to the House Oversight and Reform Committee in 2019.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/18\/trump-overcharge-secret-service-hotel\">The Guardian<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump overcharged Secret Service by 300% for accommodations at his hotels\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to Donald Trump vacationing in the United Kingdom, DNC Communications Director Rosemary Boeglin released the following statement: \u201cYesterday, Donald Trump\u2019s name was confirmed to be in the Epstein files, and today, he is fleeing to the United Kingdom for a weekend of golf at his own resorts. In just six months in office, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1055283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Par for the Course: Trump Flees The U.S. On A $10 Million Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Play Golf Amid Epstein Meltdown\u00a0 - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/par-for-the-course-trump-flees-the-u-s-on-a-10-million-taxpayer-funded-trip-to-play-golf-amid-epstein-meltdown\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T15:57:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T15:57:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1101\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shelby Reese\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shelby Reese\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/par-for-the-course-trump-flees-the-u-s-on-a-10-million-taxpayer-funded-trip-to-play-golf-amid-epstein-meltdown\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/par-for-the-course-trump-flees-the-u-s-on-a-10-million-taxpayer-funded-trip-to-play-golf-amid-epstein-meltdown\/\",\"name\":\"Par for the Course: Trump Flees The U.S. On A $10 Million Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Play Golf Amid Epstein Meltdown\u00a0 - 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