USA Today: Trump’s August ‘working vacation’ to Bedminster cost taxpayers at least $185,000

By Jessica Estepa

 

March 20, 2018

 

Last August, President Trump spent 17 days in Bedminster, N.J.

 

The cost for that “working vacation”? $185,000, at a minimum.

 

Internal documents from the Secret Service and the Air Force obtained, reviewed and verified by USA TODAY, showed the cost breakdowns — providing a detailed look at exactly how much a trip to Trump's personal properties costs taxpayers.

 

Since become president, Trump often travels to his own properties on the weekend. A USA TODAY review of Trump's first year in office showed he visited at least one of his properties on 38 of 52 weekends, or about 73% of his weekends since becoming president.

 

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