LOADING ERROR LOADINGWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Taxpayers have now shelled out nearly $71 million for President Donald Trump’s golf hobby since he retook office in January, with his second-term total on pace to break $300 million, according to a HuffPost analysis. His visit to his course adjacent to the Palm Beach County jail Wednesday was on his 16th trip to his Mar-a-Lago country club home four miles away. Each of those trips cost $3.4 million in travel and security expenses. In all, his golf trips have cost Americans $70.8 million in travel and security expenses thus far in 2025. AdvertisementThe motorcade for President Donald Trump arrives at Trump International Golf Club on Nov. 26 in West Palm Beach, Florida.