U.S. Taxpayers Spent K on Golf Carts for Trump’s Secret Service in Ireland, Records Reveal

U.S. Taxpayers Spent $30K on Golf Carts for Trump’s Secret Service in Ireland, Records Reveal

U.S. taxpayers spent $30,000 on urgent golf cart rentals for Trump's Secret Service at his Irish resort, new records show.

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September 19, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Washington, D.C. — Federal procurement records reveal that U.S. taxpayers paid nearly $30,000 for urgent golf cart rentals to support the Secret Service during a visit by former President Donald Trump to his golf club in Doonbeg, Ireland.

The contract, which listed the purpose as “POTUS DOONBEG GOLF CARTS URGENT USSS,” allocated $26,353.47 in public funds for the rental of carts used by the presidential detail. This expense comes amid broader scrutiny of the costs associated with Trump’s frequent golf trips, which have totaled hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funding over the years.

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During the September 2025 visit, Trump was in Ireland to watch the final rounds of the Amgen Irish Open. His Secret Service team also spent $22,957 on hotel rooms at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg. The expenditures contradict previous statements from Eric Trump, who claimed the Secret Service would stay at Trump properties for free or at reduced rates, though allegations suggest otherwise.

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