Donald Trump golfing expenses reach $71 million with massive Secret Service spending on Bedminster club (Image via Getty) Donald Trump has spent a big chunk of his presidency playing golf. Since he came back into office in January 2025, he has spent over $71 million of public money on golfing, as tracked by DidTrumpGolfToday.com. That cost only covers his playtime, not the extras we’re about to talk about. The truth is, Americans are paying a lot for Trump’s golf fun.
Donald Trump’s golf costs cross $71 million in 2025
DidTrumpGolfToday.com finds that Trump has already spent more than $71 million on golf rounds since January 2025. He has played 51 days out of his first 206 days in office, that’s nearly 25% of his time. Each time he plays, security and travel add to the cost, like flying on Air Force One, moving his motorcade, police boats, Coast Guard vessels, and bomb-sniffing dogs. Those extra costs come from a 2019 government study about Donald Trump’s prior golf trips and are why the $71 million is just an estimate based on early data.Also Read: “It Is A Shortcut”: Serena Williams Opens Up On GLP 1 Weight Loss Journey And 31 Pound Drop Before US Open
Secret Service spends over $600000 on carts and portable toilets at Donald Trump’s club
It’s not only the golf trips themselves that cost big money. The Secret Service has signed contracts to rent golf carts and portable toilets for use at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The deals were made on June 3, 2025.They will pay up to $550,930 for golf cart rentals through June 2, 2026.
They will pay up to $80,385 for portable restrooms through May 31, 2026. There’s an option to renew for three more years, potentially bringing the cost up to $333,801.In simple words, taxpayers will pay more than $600,000 to move Secret Service agents around the golf course and give them extra bathrooms.The Secret Service explained, “The golf carts help agents move around the club. The extra restrooms help when the club’s own restrooms are closed or too few for everyone onsite.”
