By the time President Trump rings in 2018 at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, he will have spent at least part of more than 100 of his first 345 days in office at a Trump property, primarily Mar-a-Lago and a golf club in New Jersey, according to a Wall Street Journal tally. Along with his 40 days at Mar-a-Lago and nearly 40 days in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump has made more than 20 trips to a Trump golf course in Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. (He also golfed 20 times on Trump courses near Mar-a-Lago.)
Trump's air travel alone to Mar-a-Lago has cost the government $6 million this year, according to a review of Air Force records by Judicial Watch; that doesn't include Secret Service or Coast Guard protection, or other costs related to Trump's Florida travels, and the travel costs to Bedminister haven't been disclosed. Former President Barack Obama's eight years of travel for himself and his family cost the government $96.9 million, or roughly $1 million a month, Judicial Watch estimates, including Secret Service protection and other expenses. Trump's air travel to Mar-a-Lago over his first six months averaged $1.5 million a month, the Journal notes.
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