And let’s talk about the elephant in the room – President Donald Trump’s golfing habits, which apparently are not a priority for Elon Musk and DOGE to address (yet). But, if they do decide to take a closer look, they’ll probably find that Trump is reportedly on pace to spend a whopping amount of taxpayer money on golfing this year.
But wait, it gets better – according to HuffPost, Trump has already spent an estimated $10.7 million playing golf in the first month of his return to office. I mean, who needs that kind of money for, say, education or healthcare when you can spend it on golf? And, by the way, have you seen the prices of golf clubs on Amazon?
And, if we’re being completely honest here, the site calculated the cost based on a 2019 report from the Government Accountability Office, which broke down the cost of Trump’s trips to Mar-a-Lago – a whopping $3,383,250 per trip. I’m no math expert, but that sounds like a lot of money to me. But, hey, who’s counting, right? (By the way, has anyone seen my cat? I swear, I had him just a minute ago…)
But, I digress – the site noted that because the report was based on costs in 2017, the costs are likely higher in today’s dollars. Which means, of course, that Trump is on pace to spend well over $100 million golfing in 2025. I mean, that’s just peanuts compared to the national debt, right? And, as HuffPost reported, he spent an estimated $152 million golfing 293 days at his own resorts during his first term – which, if I’m not mistaken, is a lot of golf.
And, let’s not forget what Jordan Libowitz of government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics told HuffPost – “It’s clear that when the Trump administration considers the definition of corruption and wasteful spending, it doesn’t count spending that ends up in the president’s pockets.” Wow, what a shocking revelation. I mean, who wouldn’t want to use the presidency to prop up their own businesses? It’s not like that’s a conflict of interest or anything.
But, seriously, as Libowitz added, “It would be one thing if he went to Camp David every few days to hit golf balls. It’s hard to see this as anything other than using the presidency to prop up his businesses.” And, if you ask me, that’s just par for the course (pun intended). I mean, what’s next – using taxpayer money to build a golf course on the moon? (Just think about it, though – a golf course on the moon… that’s actually not a bad idea…)
And, on a completely unrelated note, has anyone tried that new coffee shop downtown? I heard their coffee is out of this world. But, back to Trump’s golfing habits – it’s just amazing to me how someone can spend so much money on golf and still manage to be bad at it. I mean, I’ve seen better golf swings at a kindergarten playground. But, hey, who needs to be good at golf when you can just use taxpayer money to pay for your trips to Mar-a-Lago?
But, in all seriousness, it’s just mind-boggling to me how much money is being wasted on Trump’s golfing habits. I mean, think about all the good that money could be doing – funding education programs, helping the homeless, or even just paying off some of the national debt. But no, instead it’s being used to fund Trump’s golf addiction. And, as the great philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, once said, “You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” Or, in this case, a golfing president.
And, finally, I just want to say that if you’re as outraged as I am about Trump’s golfing habits, please – do something about it. Write to your representative, sign a petition, or just buy a protest sign and march on Washington. Because, as the great Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Or, in this case, be the change you wish to see in the White House.