How Much Taxpaer Money Has Trump Spent

The Trump Organisation has reportedly received at least $2.5 million in taxpayer coin from the federal government, virtually of which resulted from trips by President Trump Donald TrumpTop Hispanic lawmaker urges Biden to expedite reunification of Ukrainians in US Democrats plot strategy to defy expectations, limit midterm losses Overnight Health Care — Texas ballgame providers dealt critical accident MORE to his company properties, according to federal spending records obtained by The Washington Post .

The Mail service reported that Trump has paid visits to Mar-a-Lago in Florida, his golf club in Bedminster, Northward.J., and his resorts in Scotland and Ireland a full of more than than 280 times since taking role in 2022, resulting in millions of dollars in charges.

The report comes as part of a larger investigation into how Trump's businesses accept financially benefited from his presidency, despite the president's promise during his 2022 campaign that he would "completely isolate" himself from his business once in the White House.

"If I win, I may never encounter my property — I may never run into these places again," Trump said on the campaign trail in 2022. "Considering I'm going to be working for you, I'm not going to have time to go play golf. Believe me."

In its written report published Tuesday, the Post detailed some of the charges Trump's properties have requested from the federal authorities. They include $seven,000 for a 30-person dinner Trump hosted at Mar-a-Lago in Apr 2022 during a visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping; $6,000 for floral arrangements at Trump's April 2022 Mar-a-Lago meridian with Japanese Prime number Minister Shinzo Abe; and $17,000 a month from May to November each yr for the Secret Service's use of a cottage at Trump'due south Bedminster club.

Land Department records also reportedly testify that during Xi'southward visit, White Business firm staffers asked the bartender to leave a Mar-a-Lago bar and served themselves, "so they could speak confidentially," the gild's catering director later told the State Department.

The drink bill from the night totaled to $1,000, which included 54 drinks of tequila, vodka and bourbon at $15 or $16 each, plus service charge.

The Post noted that 1 of the smallest charges for which 1 of Trump's businesses asked to receive taxpayer reimbursement was a $3 glass of water from Trump and Abe'south meeting at Mar-a-Lago.

While Trump still owns his company, command over its operations has been handed over to his sons, Donald Trump Jr. Don TrumpTrump Jr. says father merely praised Putin, Xi to 'play' them Jan. 6 panel prepares to amendment Guilfoyle after brief, heated sit-downward Rittenhouse to speak at Turning Signal USA event More than and Eric Trump Eric TrumpJan. half-dozen panel prepares to amendment Guilfoyle after brief, heated sit-down Ivanka Trump in talks to appear before investigators on Jan. 6 commission: report Trump System belongings discussions to host events for new Saudi golf league: report MORE , since taking office.

"Everyone knows that President Trump built a successful business with properties all over the state and the world – information technology's one of the many reasons the American people elected him. This is nil more than a politically-motivated hit piece confronting the President and The Trump Organization," White House spokesman Judd Deere Judd DeereFormer Trump spokesman speaks to Jan. 6 panel Hither's how presidents move into the White House in just hours on Inauguration Day Pence'south relationship with Trump fractures in final days MORE said in a statement to The Hill.

"President Trump turned over the day-to-mean solar day responsibilities of the business concern before he took office and any proposition that the President has used his ain official travel or the federal authorities as a way to profit off of taxpayers is an absolute disgrace and lie. This President is fighting for the American people, not the business organization that bears his name," he added.

The Trump Organization did non immediately answer to The Hill's asking for comment.

The Post reported that both the Trump Organization and Deere declined to confirm a total that President Trump's company had received from the federal government since 2022.

The Mail service'south reporting comes as President Trump has come up under increased scrutiny for his repeated refusal to release his tax returns to the public, claiming an IRS audit is preventing him from doing so.

A New York Times investigation published terminal month revealed that based on tax documents the publication obtained, Trump paid no income taxes for 10 of the 15 years before he was elected president and, in both 2022 and 2022, he paid just $750 a year in federal income taxes.

The president has connected to deny the Times'due south reporting, calling it "totally fake news."

Updated at four:47 p.m.