Since his return to the White House in January, Donald Trump has spent around a third of his presidency visiting Trump-owned properties and ensuring his real estate portfolio is featured heavily in overseas negotiations. New analysis from Forbes shows that of the president’s first 190 days in office, 75 of them have been spent at his own golf clubs, resorts and hotels, with his latest trip to Scotland—which has seen him host foreign leaders and dignitaries at Trump Turnberry and unveiling a new golf course in Aberdeenshire with his sons Don Jr. and Eric—exemplifying the trend. In his first 17 weekends back in office, Trump has visited one of his clubs 16 times, including regular stays at Mar-a-Lago, where he has spent 35 days since January. The Florida estate, once raided by the FBI, remains by far the president’s favored retreat, and hosted him every weekend in March. During a May tour of the Middle East, Trump visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, leaving each country with licensing deals for real estate projects. A previous plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow was also briefly resurrected by the Kremlin following the president’s Oval Office argument with Volodymyr Zelensky in March.
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