President Trump Has Spent About One-Third Of His Presidency Visiting His Own Properties

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Where does the president go when he travels? Usually to the places where the Trump Organization makes money.  Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2025/07/29/trump-has-spent-about-one-third-of-his-presidency-visiting-his-own-properties/  Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript  Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com  Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.

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00:00Today on Forbes, Trump has spent about one-third of his presidency visiting his own properties.

00:08Stationed in Scotland for several days this past week, Donald Trump camped out in the

00:12sorts of destinations he likes best – his own businesses.

00:17He examined Trump Turnberry's grounds alongside the U.S. ambassador, touted its ballroom in

00:22front of the European Commission's president, and, on Tuesday morning, unveiled a second

00:27golf course at his property in Aberdeenshire with his sons Eric and Don Jr.

00:33No modern president has blended private business and public duties quite like Trump.

00:38Having sold his Washington, D.C. hotel in 2022, the president returned to office with no property

00:43in the nation's capital.

00:46That has not stopped him from personally tending to his assets.

00:49He went to one of his clubs 16 of his first 17 weekends, and he has now spent time at his

00:54businesses on 75 of his first 190 days back in office, according to a Forbes analysis,

01:01traveling to Florida, New Jersey, Virginia, Nevada, and, of course, Scotland.

01:08Forbes has tracked the trips month by month from January through July, identifying each day

01:12that Trump visited one of his properties.

01:15Days after taking office on January 20, Trump headed to Las Vegas, staying in his hotel just

01:21off the Strip.

01:22He then flew to Miami to welcome Republican representatives to a conference at Trump National Doral.

01:28The president returned to D.C. after a couple days in Florida, then headed back south the

01:32next weekend to visit Mar-a-Lago on January 31, and remained there to start February.

01:38Mar-a-Lago quickly became the president's go-to getaway after he returned to power.

01:43Since returning to office, Trump has spent time at Mar-a-Lago on 35 days, including 12 in February,

01:49according to Forbes' analysis.

01:52The president went to one of his clubs on 16 of his first 17 weekends in office, including

01:56every weekend in March.

01:58He had plenty to do there, such as host fundraisers, despite being constitutionally barred from winning

02:03a third term.

02:05On Saturday, March 1, Trump held a candlelight dinner at Mar-a-Lago for MAGA Inc., a political

02:10action committee established two days after his 2024 victory.

02:15Between his many visits to Florida, Trump spent a day at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

02:21Trump made market-rattling news at the beginning of April, promising to impose worldwide tariffs.

02:27With the S&P 500 down 5% the day after the announcement, the president flew from Washington, D.C. to Florida again.

02:34This time, it was to make an appearance ahead of a tournament at Doral for the Saudi-backed Live Golf.

02:40He then headed to Mar-a-Lago for the weekend.

02:43Trump spent 11 of 30 days in April at his own properties.

02:47In mid-May, the president left the United States for a three-country tour through the Middle East.

02:52His business probably didn't fade too far from his mind.

02:56The president first stopped in Saudi Arabia, where he recently secured deals to license

02:59his name on three properties.

03:02Next, he headed to Qatar, home to another new project.

03:06Finally, he went to the United Arab Emirates, where Trump already has two deals and may soon

03:11add a third in Abu Dhabi.

03:13He returned stateside on May 16th and spent many of May's remaining days at his clubs in

03:18Virginia and New Jersey.

03:21During the summer months, Trump shies away from the Florida heat.

03:24That just means more time at his golf clubs in New Jersey and Virginia, the latter of

03:29which provides a convenient place for schmoozing fellow politicians.

03:33On June 28th, with Congress nearing a vote on the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, Trump took

03:38three senators, Lindsey Graham, Eric Schmidt, and Rand Paul, out to play golf at his course.

03:45Paul, known for his independent thinking, voted against the bill anyway.

03:49The outing marked one of Trump's three days at the course in June.

03:53The president spent time at his club in New Jersey another four days, according to the

03:57Forbes analysis.

03:59Trump has long had a domineering attitude toward Europe, so it was little surprise when, on

04:04his recent trip there, he encouraged other leaders to come to him, specifically to his

04:09golf resort at Trump Turnberry.

04:12They obliged, with a visit from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who met with the

04:17president in a ballroom he named after himself.

04:20British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived the next day, prompting Trump to gush over windows

04:25in the facility.

04:28For full coverage, check out Dan Alexander's piece on Forbes.com.

04:34This is Kieran Meadows from Forbes, thanks for tuning in.

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