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A patrol boat of the Coast Guard in the waters of Mar-A-Lago.
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A Coast Guard patrol boat off Mar-L-Lago.
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President Trump visits his private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida to give the CEO a chance to relax, hang out with friends and play golf. But this rest and these presidential hobbies have a cost.
A new Government Accountability Office report indicates that four such trips at the beginning of Trump's presidency cost taxpayers $ 13.6 million, or about $ 3.4 million each. This is much higher than Trump's travel expense estimates at the start of his presidency, which were estimated at about $ 1 million per trip.
The Congressional Oversight Committee report is Trump's first official account of travel expenses. The report also reveals that secret services spent nearly $ 400,000 to protect Trump's sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, during trips in January and February 2017. The cost of Trump's Florida visits was calculated based on the basis of trips made in February and March of the same year. 19659008] The GAO found that the government had spent $ 10.6 million to cover the operating costs of government aircraft and ships and $ 3 million to "cover temporary staff costs related to the movement of aircraft. president, including transportation costs, accommodation, food and incidentals ". [19659012] A federal guard discovers that the government ignores the clause of emoluments with the Trump Hotel “/>
