The government has paid at least $970,000—including $340,000 since March—to Trump's company for room rentals at hotels and clubs and other expenses.
U.S. taxpayers have now paid properties owned by President Donald Trump's company the equivalent of over four years worth of room rentals, totaling nearly $1 million since he took office in January 2017, according to federal records.
The government has paid at least $970,000—including $340,000 since March—to Trump's company for room rentals at hotels and clubs, as well as other expenses, according to the records obtained by. The payments made since March were mostly related to trips taken by the president, his family and other White House officials.
While it appears the government did not pay for rooms occupied by Trump and his family, payments were made for rooms occupied by Secret Service agents and other staffers that joined the president on his trips. The total figure of more than $970,000 includes 950 nights at Trump's Bedminster golf club in New Jersey and 350 nights at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.reached out to the Trump campaign for comment. This story will be updated with any response.
Trump passed on control of his business to his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, after he was voted into the White House in 2016. However, the president still owns the company.U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the White House residence after exiting Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on May 14, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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