Trump's golf trips reportedly cost $102 million, just $12.7 million less than all of Obama's presidential travel

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The amount of money spent by Trump in just over two years in office emphasizes the disconnect between statements offered during his campaign and his conduct while president.

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President Donald Trump's golf outings have already cost taxpayers at least $102 million, according to an analysis from the HuffPost.

HuffPost said it"took a conservative approach to determining costs" of Trump's travel. It calculated Air Force One operating costs at $15,994 per-hour—the cost of fuel and maintenance—although Pentagon documents received by Judicial Watch showed that each flight-hour cost $180,118 in fiscal year 2016 and $206,337 in fiscal year 2015.

The amount of money spent by Trump on golf in just over two years in office emphasizes the disconnect between statements offered during his campaign and his conduct while president. On the campaign trail during the 2016 election, Trump criticized Obama for golfing.

Trump's own golfing outings have been a regular source of criticism since his term began. The president has golfed with conservative figures including Rush Limbaugh, Bret Baier and Sean Hannity since taking office. He has also hit the links with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, Senator Rand Paul and Senator Lindsey Graham.

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brownie0607 FAKE NEWS! BS article Obama spent (pissed away) more money on one party of several he had all 8 years than Trump has spent to date! AND he works for one dollar a YEAR. He donates the $399.00 remains of his pay to charities! Put that in your pipe and smoke it! We can prove it too!

thegarance I don't know who the most famous grifter ever was before, but realDonaldTrump has relegated him or her to a mere footnote in history.

So in less than 18 months, he’s spent almost as much as Obama spent in 8 years? What a surprise

Are we gonna have to raise the govt spending cap because of his golfing?

You posted this every day for like a week.

And that material in his golfing tarp is sold by the yard...got to be at least $3000 there...

Does he ever have a fairway shot? Mr. Weeds!

Oh. Well, at least it's not being spent at his properties, lining his families pockets with our taxpayer $! Oh... Wait, he is doing what now? WHAT THE ACTUAL !?$?!

Always playing in the rough!

Yesterday, he spent half the day trying to figure out how to hide playing the day after another national tragedy that he ignored; then spent the other half of the day wasting more of our $$. We all know he cheated b/c that's what realDonaldTrump does. Lie. Cheat. Distort. Daily.

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