There is no question that golfing and politics mix together. Under former U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama, he was flagged constantly for misuse of funds by "golfing all the time", but it seems that the public is pretty hushed about Trump golfing. Obama spent roughly $30 Million in the same time frame where Trump spent roughly $102 Million. By the end of Obama's Presidency, he spent roughly 110$ Million for all 8 years as president. Donald Trump spent an estimated $102 million within the course of 2 1/2 years as president since his inauguration day in 2017, all at the expense of U.S. Taxpayers
Trump took an estimated roughly 175 golf trips so far in his presidency. Taxpayers covered $80 Million in Florida alone, the rest were out of state, and a handful of trips were outside of the United States. Most of the expenses are from properties that Donald Trump owns such as the well known Mar a Lago resort in Florida. If Donald Trump continues this trend, by the end of two full terms he could reach over $350 million in travel costs alone to and from his properties across the country, and necessary meetings across the planet.
To note, Donald Trump, before he became president, asserted that he and his family would not live in the White House. In the end, his family left to stay at a Trump-owned property with Secret Service agents on the clock, while Trump prioritized leading the country as President in DC. Although Trump did refuse the paycheck, some Americans are upset that he put his golf trips before the American people. What are your thoughts?