The Palm Beach Post even keeps a running log of all Trump's golf visits, noting that he likes to frequent his own establishments.
A personal helicopter of President Donald Trump sits on the helipad at Mar-a-Lago, Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla. At this rate, - the comparatively measly sum of $97 million.
President Trump was quick to criticize then-President Barack Obama for golfing, but that didn't stop him from hitting the course for the 16th time over the weekend.
Trump was spotted twice at his golf course in West Palm Beach over the weekend following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago last week. Similarly, while Trump has spent 21 days at a private getaway during the opening weeks of his term, Obama only spent 4, Bush only spent 12, and Clinton never went to a private getaway at all.
Road closures around Mar-a-Lago are already underway.
The sheriff believes the federal government will eventually reimburse the county, but can't be certain. But, when you compare it to New York City, who is up to about $35 million, it's not quite that much.
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"The world's two foremost nuclear powers can not have this kind of relationship", Tillerson told a Moscow news conference. Spokesman Mark Toner also ridiculed the Syrian president's comments to AFP , describing them as "vintage Assad".
Who's visiting the "Winter White House"? Bradshaw says that his agency also had to handle around 2,000 protestors who came to the area in response to the summit, making six arrests.
The cost of Trump's visits divides local residents, with the schism often falling along political lines.
Obama didn't avoid recreation when he first entered office.
The White House didn't respond to questions about why is was there. If the Trump administration continues that tradition, the first logs would be due out at the end of the month - but the White House has not said if they will make those records public.
Mar-a-Lago staffers, however, have insisted that they can not release the visitor logs because they do not keep such records. The Secret Service mandates that South Ocean Boulevard be closed from its intersection with South County Road to the roundabout at Southern Boulevard when Trump is in town. It's unclear if the Mar-a-Lago staff or the Secret Service have started a more thorough guest log.
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