Trump golf cart rentals are costing taxpayers another $78,000

[demmiblue]

US taxpayers are, once again, paying thousands of dollars in rental fees for golf carts the Secret Service needs to protect Donald Trump when he hits the links. The latest charges amount to more than $78,000, taking the total spent on golf cart rentals to nearly $600,000 since Trump took office.

According to newly filed government expenditure data, the Secret Service allocated $78,300 on July 30 for “GOLF CARTS/TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF COURSE.” It does not specify which “Trump National” course it will be; there are Trump courses by the same name in California, New York, New Jersey, and Florida. The payee is listed as Horizon Distributors, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona. The contract runs through November.



The Secret Service shadows Trump in the carts when he golfs, which is often: Trump has visited his golf clubs at least 202 times since his inauguration in January 2017, or once every 4.6 days. As Quartz reported last year, the modified golf carts used by Trump’s security detail have a top speed of 19 mph—about 5 mph faster than a standard cart.

The cost of the latest batch of carts could exceed the stated rate, if past performance is any guide. In 2018, the Secret Service set aside $60,000 for golf cart rentals at Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey course, but wound up spending almost $120,000.

https://qz.com/1682420/trump-golf-cart-rentals-cost-taxpayers-another-78000/

[mainstreetonce]

1. Wait!

The people who are there to save his life are charged for golf carts???

[happybird]

2. Why didn't they just buy some carts and store them when they are not being used?

It would be waaaaay cheaper than renting them.

Oh, that's right– it's pure profit for the Grifter in Chief.
This shit should be illegal (if it isn't already).

[WePurrsevere]

5. That's what I've been wondering. A really nice new cart...

Would run around $10k each if you bought a fleet of them. A basic model seems to run about 1/2 that. (They're very popular up here on the farms so I see them for sale quite a bit.)

Over a fairly short time buying a bunch, even with buying a trailer to haul them, transportation and/or storage costs, it would cost us significantly less than this crazy amount.

[secondwind]

3. And meals and lodging. All going into Trump's wallet.

[Sleepscratch]

4. Alternative

The money could have bought a years worth of food for a poor family.

[moose65]

6. And yet....

I’ve actually read comments from deplorables on Facebook who believe that when Trump golfs at his own resorts, it’s “free.” These people.... 🙄

[Backseat Driver]

7. "Don't mean a thing, if you ain't got that swing"

Penny saved is a penny earned: I think we're getting robbed: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2006/08/31/a-race-to-the-tee

Coolest ones(?)

Ooooo...racy: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/162129655309233284/

All pimped out with nowhere to go: https://www.unp.me/f44/pimped-out-golf-carts-102561/#ixzz22yITj000&i