As for waste, Donald Trump’s weekend trip to the Super Bowl reportedly could have cost as much as
tens of millions of dollars between the flight and the security. During his first term in office, Trump family members’ travel, much of it business related, cost taxpayers
tens of millions of dollars.
Barely a month into the Trump presidency, the unusually elaborate lifestyle of America’s new first family is straining the Secret Service and security officials, stirring financial and logistical concerns in several local communities, and costing far beyond what has been typical for past presidents — a price tag that, based on past assessments of presidential travel and security costs, could balloon into the hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of a four-year term.
If DOGE wants to cut costs, maybe instead of gutting cancer research, they should start there?
The Office of Budget Management reported that Trump played 287 golf vacations in his first term (over 70 golf vacations each year) at a cost of 187 Million dollars to us the taxpayers. Going to the Super Bowl cost between 15-20 Million dollars. Flying to Mar-a-Laro every other week will cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Why can’t Trump stay in Washington DC at the White House? Much easier for secret service agents and better protection. The government owns the Congressional Golf Club. Trump could play there. There is a full practice facility at Camp David. If Doge was a honest attempt to cut spending, then they would recommend no travel for golf vacations. Of course Doge is a scam being used by Trump for his revenge tour and Musk to gain influence into government policies and benefit his personal business interests.
