Eye-watering amount Donald Trump’s rounds of golf reportedly cost taxpayers

Eye-watering amount Donald Trump's rounds of golf reportedly cost taxpayers

While Donald Trump may have criticized Barack Obama for the time he spent on the golf course during his presidency, the businessman-turned-politician spent substantially more time playing the sport.

Before running for office for the first time, Trump honed in on how many days Obama spent on the course rather thatn in the Oval Office.

He tweeted back in 2014 while Obama was president: “We pay for Obama’s travel so he can fundraise millions so Democrats can run on lies. Then we pay for his golf.”

Donald Trump often criticized Barack Obama's golfing habits (Twitter)

Donald Trump often criticized Barack Obama’s golfing habits (Twitter)

But fast -orward to when Trump came into office, and he hardly stopped taking part in his favorite pastime.

The Trump Organization owns 18 different golf resorts across the globe, its website states, and the President frequently visits his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in particular.

There are different reports on how many times Trump frequented the golf course during his first four years in office, but figures range from 248 to 266 days, CNN reported.

In comparison, Obama played around 333 rounds during his eight years as president, according to CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller.

But, as Trump’s aides typically refused to confirm if he was visiting his golf resorts for business or pleasure (despite being pictured in his golf attire), the amount of time he actually spent playing the sport is unknown.

The Trump Organization owns 18 different golf resorts (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Trump Organization owns 18 different golf resorts (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Regardless, he still spent a lot of time traveling to the resorts that just so happened to have golf courses – and presidential travel isn’t cheap.

In 2019, The Washington Post predicted that Trump’s travel would cost taxpayers $64 million, but by October 2020, Robert Reich, author and former Labor secretary, calculated that Trump had cost taxpayers and eye-watering $141 million.

He tweeted at the time: “Once again, Trump brags about donating his $400,000 presidential salary.

“Somehow he forgot to mention that his golf trips have cost taxpayers $141,000,000.”

Trump's travel reportedly cost taxpayers $140 million (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

Trump’s travel reportedly cost taxpayers $140 million (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

Just one weekend spent in Scotland in 2018 cost taxpayers more than $1 million, The Committee on Oversight and Accountability Democrats reported.

Addressing this two years later, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Senator Tom Carper, and Senator Elizabeth Warren said in a statement: “American taxpayers should not be on the hook for President Trump’s golf weekend to a property he owns as a private businessman.

“The President has consistently abused the levers of government to promote his own personal enrichment, and we are calling on him today to reimburse the American people for the more than $1 million price tag for this unnecessary and wasteful trip. This is their money—not his—and he should return it to them immediately.”

It isn’t thought he did so, however.

UNLAD have approached Trump’s office for comment.

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People in hysterics at Barron Trump's reaction to Elon Musk's celebration during Donald Trump's inaugural address

People in hysterics at Barron Trump’s reaction to Elon Musk’s celebration during Donald Trump’s inaugural address

Elon Musk was clearly happy when Trump mentioned Mars

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

Elon Musk was spotted giving an enthusiastic thumbs up during Donald Trump’s inaugural speech, which massively contrasted Barron Trump’s reaction.

People tuning into Donald Trump‘s inaugural speech were left gasping for air with laughter after the cameras showed Elon Musk and Barron Trump during the speech.

As Trump commented on America‘s goal of putting a person on Mars, Musk is seen giving a super enthusiastic thumbs up, while stood next to Barron Trump and applauding.

Barron on the other hand, looked pretty unfazed by the whole thing and doesn’t so much as give a smile. Take a look:

As you can imagine the clip of the moment has already started spreading on social media with many delighted by the night and day difference between the two men.

One user commented: “Barron Trump looked like he feared being the first person sent to Mars.”

While another wrote: “Barron Trump giving zero f**ks about Mars while standing next to Elon Muck.”

A third wrote: “Tuned into the Trump inauguration speech for literally less than a minute and was just in time to get this screen shot of Barron Trump looking like he wants to k*ll himself being stuck next to Elon Musk.”

With another adding: “I’m gonna assume Baron Trump is Not a fan of Elon Musk by what I just saw on cam lol.”

The only acceptable face to make when Mars is mentioned (YouTube/AFP)

The only acceptable face to make when Mars is mentioned (YouTube/AFP)

Now, it does make sense why Musk would be spotted applauding and beaming ear to ear based on what Trump said.

The now sworn-in-president said: “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars.”

This is something Musk has publicly spoken about for years and a man on Mars is one of the goals he wishes to see achieved in his lifetime – despite the planet recently being deemed as ‘unsafe for humans to live’ by experts.

Despite the hopes of Musk, experts have also been clear of the many difficulties that starting a civilization on Mars could expect.

Last year David Kipping, the Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy at Columbia University, spoke to Valuetainment and explained how some people have their doubts regarding Musk’s plans to put civilizations on the red planet.

He said: “Yeah, some of my colleague’s kind of think it’s ridiculous and think it’s just totally crazy that we’ll ever do this.”

Humanity getting to mars has long been a dream (Getty Stock Image)

Humanity getting to mars has long been a dream (Getty Stock Image)

However he did note that he had no issue with Musk putting his money into projects that could lead to Mars’ colonization.

He continued: “I get the philosophy. The philosophy is, as long as we’re all on planet Earth we’re at risk because all it takes is one giant meteor or one nuclear war or whatever cataclysm you want, and we’re all gone.

“So, if your objective is to preserve the species then it totally makes sense that you would want to have a second base and whether that base be on the moon or Mars, I don’t really have a strong opinion.”

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