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Presidential travel costs

The costs associated with presidential travel, including overseas trips and domestic visits, and the factors that contribute to these costs, such as aircraft operations, security, and local law enforcement overtime.

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Jan 18, 2026
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How do Trump’s Air Force One travel patterns compare in frequency and distance to previous presidents during their second terms?

Donald Trump’s second-term use of Air Force One has been marked in reporting by a high volume of trips to private properties and high-profile sporting events—especially frequent flights to Mar‑a‑Lago ...

Jan 23, 2026
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Which Obama-era trips were paid for by taxpayers and how are those costs calculated?

Taxpayers paid for the official components of ’s travel — notably presidential aircraft flights, protection, logistics and other support — and watchdogs and reporters have tallied specific trip bills ...

Jan 16, 2026
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Which Trump golf courses have received the most taxpayer funding in 2025?

Independent trackers and news analyses show that the bulk of 2025 taxpayer spending tied to President Trump’s golf outings flowed to his Florida properties — specifically Mar‑a‑Lago and nearby Palm Be...

Feb 6, 2026

Which presidential trips in the last 50 years had the highest taxpayer costs and why were they so expensive?

Taxpayer bills for over the last 50 years cluster into two buckets: large, multi‑day overseas state and summit trips whose logistics drive costs into the tens of millions, and frequent domestic or “ho...

Jan 12, 2026

President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago trips have been repeatedly described as costing taxpayers millions per visit,

Direct federal estimates show that Mar‑a‑Lago trips have indeed cost taxpayers millions—GAO found four early 2017 trips amounted to about $13.6 million, or roughly $1 million per day of those trips — ...