Donald Trump has spent nearly half of his second term visiting his own properties

Donald Trump has spent nearly half of his second term visiting his own properties

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  From:info@citizensforethics.org

  
  

  To:Mark M Giese

  Wed, Jun 17 2026 at 10:56 AM

  259. That’s how many visits President Trump has made to his properties since the start of his second term…which began 513 days ago. 147 of those visits have been golf outings. Mark, that means Donald Trump has spent a significant part of his second term visiting his own properties—which he still owns and profits from. His near-constant presence at his properties sends a clear message: if you want access to the president, spending time at his businesses is a good place to start. Meanwhile, the president receives free publicity every time the press follows him to one of his properties and can generate revenue when government agencies like the Secret Service spend federal funds to travel with him. Trump continues to defy all norms of the presidency and create untold numbers of conflicts of interest by failing to divest from his business interests. While Trump’s newer business ventures like Truth Social, World Liberty Financial and his memecoin ($TRUMP) pose significant corruption risks, those conflicts of interest are less readily quantifiable and much more opaque than his hotels, resorts and golf courses, which are open for business for those looking to curry favor with his administration. The presidency provides Trump with an unlimited marketing platform to promote his properties in official remarks, interviews, social media posts and meetings with U.S. and foreign leaders. Trump finds or manufactures opportunities to shower his hotels, resorts and golf courses with praise and uses his influence to drive business to his properties. So far this term, he’s promoted his properties 160 times. Trump’s cabinet members have followed suit, using their positions to shout out to their boss’s properties. His properties have been promoted by administration officials 17 times this term. Likewise, events at Trump properties have proved lucrative for the president during his second term. Trump’s properties were hardly a destination for the political set before he became president, but once he stepped into office, special interests, political groups and foreign governments began to flock to his properties. So far this term, political groups have held 50 events, foreign governments have held 6 events and special interest groups have held 76 events at Trump’s businesses. Mark, all these visits and events at Trump’s properties, along with the relentless promotion of his business, only account for the tip of the iceberg of Trump’s conflicts of interest. By retaining his business interests and pursuing new ones in office, Trump consistently blurs the lines between the Trump administration and Trump businesses. The endless parade of self-dealing and profiteering raises significant questions about how Trump’s decision-making as president could be motivated by its impact on his bank account, rather than the national interest and the American people.