Trump's $20M World Tour: Jets, Golf, Crypto Dinners & MAGA Memes
By Savannah Cross
Published May 16, 2025
Updated 19th May 2025
Donald Trump's $20M World Tour: Jets, Golf, Crypto Dinners & MAGA Memes
He’s racked up more air miles than a touring pop star, stayed in more five-star hotels than a Kardashian, and surrounded himself with a traveling entourage the size of a small army. In just the past four weeks, President Donald J. Trump has embarked on a jet-setting extravaganza that would make even Beyoncé blush.
Trump Dines in Style at Qatari State Banquet After Sealing Middle East Deals
🌍 Trump’s 4-Week Travel Tally:
Countries visited: 9
U.S. states visited: 7
Cities/stops: 21+
Air miles clocked:43,000+
Flight hours on Air Force One: ~92
Rounds of golf: 13
Estimated total cost:$20 million+
President Donald Trump in the Middle East
💸 Your Tax Dollars, His Itinerary
Since May 1, Trump has touched down in:
Alabama (University of Alabama Commencement)
Florida (Multiple Mar-a-Lago golf weekends)
Virginia (Trump National Golf Club Sterling dinners)
Saudi Arabia (State dinner, GCC Summit, Riyadh)
Qatar (State visit, roundtable, Al Udeid Air Base)
UAE (US-UAE Business Breakfast, Abu Dhabi)
United Kingdom (Mildenhall refueling stops)
Italy & Vatican City (Funeral of Pope Francis)
New Jersey & Michigan (Golf, GOP rallies)
Estimated Air Force One cost alone: 🛫 $177,843/hour × ~92 hrs = $16.4M
Hotels, staff, logistics & security add another $3–4M to the tab, based on past White House travel audits.
Donald Trump's Mar a Lago Estate
🏨 Where He Stayed (Hint: It Was Fancy)
Trump didn’t just hopscotch across the globe—he did it in style:
Ritz-Carlton Riyadh
St. Regis Doha
Villa Taverna in Rome
His own golf resorts in Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia
Many of these properties were Trump-branded, meaning public dollars flowed into businesses bearing his name.
Ritz-Carlton Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
👥 The Jet-Set MAGA Crew: Who Travels with Trump?
Trump never travels alone. For international trips, his entourage includes:
100+ Secret Service agents
Military communications & logistics teams
White House medical, security & protocol staff
Senior aides, advance teams
Press corps (30+ reporters)
Melania Trump (spotted in Rome, UAE, and Florida)
Total staff per trip: 350–400 people
Presidential Protective Division (PPD), responsible for safeguarding the President of the United States. PPD agents are hand-picked and undergo advanced tactical, psychological, and threat assessment training. On foreign trips (like Trump’s recent global tour), the Secret Service can deploy 100+ agents, depending on threat level, location, and host country cooperation.
Inside Air Force One
🏌️ Golf > Governing?
Since May 1, Trump’s played 13 rounds of golf, usually at his own courses. That includes:
Trump International West Palm
Trump Doral (LIV Golf stop)
Trump Jupiter
Trump National Sterling
Trump Bedminster
He even hit the greens with Tiger Woods and Finland’s President Alexander Stubb.
“He’s golfed more this month than most CEOs do in a year,” one political insider joked. “And he’s doing it from tee boxes named after himself.”
Trump International West Palm
🍽️ From Papal Funerals to Meme Coin Dinners
This wasn’t all statecraft. Trump also:
Attended Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican City
Hosted multiple MAGA Inc. dinners
Played host to $Trump meme coin holders (yes, that’s real) at his Virginia club
Coming soon: a West Point graduation speech and June trips to the G7 in Canada and NATO in The Hague.
All Eyes on Rome: Trump and World Leaders Pay Final Respects to Pope Francis
🗣️ Diplomacy or 2026 Campaign Tour?
Critics say the MAGA-in-Chief is using foreign policy to double as a pre-election roadshow. “It’s taxpayer-funded optics,” one Democratic strategist said. “He’s shaking hands, swinging clubs, and prepping for a 2026 red wave.”
The White House calls it “essential global leadership.”
💥 Final Scorecard:
Category
Estimate
Total miles flown
43,000+
Total estimated cost
$20M+
Rounds of golf played
13
Countries visited
9
Entourage size
~400/trip
Trump properties stayed at
11+
Whether it’s diplomacy, campaign pre-gaming, or just the world’s most expensive golf tour, one thing’s for sure: Trump isn’t staying home—and the tab is on us.
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