According to a report from the Scotsman, Donald Trump and his family stuck American taxpayers with thousands of dollars in previously undisclosed bills for travel and security costs when they visited the former president’s golf courses overseas.
Based upon Freedom of Information Act requests from the group American Oversight, the report shows that at least £17,000 (approximately $24,000) was paid out for in the ex-president’s first year in office for trips to his resorts in Ireland and Scotland.
According to the report, “Turnberry and Doonbeg received a string of payments throughout 2017,” and that taxpayers were also on the hook for “several thousand pounds for luxury car rentals during a visit to Scotland by Trump’s son Eric.” Continue reading.