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   Corruption   
   Trump's term 2 corruption by the numbers: More golf trips, more foreign   
   visitors and more profits   
   By Rebecca Jacobs   
   July 21, 2025   
      
      
   Trump   
   Photo illustration by Miru Osuga/CREW | Screenshots from instagram and   
   Truth Social   
   6 months of conflicts, by the numbers   
   In the first six months of Trump's second term, his corruption is worse,   
   marked by a dramatic escalation of his presidential profiteering.   
      
   This term, Trump has made 99 visits to his properties, including 62 visits   
   to his golf courses, a 37% increase from last term.   
   Foreign government officials from ten countries have made 19 visits to   
   Trump properties this term, with state government officials visiting 17   
   times in the last six months.   
   Special interest groups, political committees and foreign governments have   
   held 49 events at Trump properties, 16 more than this time in Trump's first   
   term.   
   In the first six months of this administration, Trump has promoted his   
   properties by mentioning them 57 times, a 78% increase from the first six   
   months of his first term   
      
   During his first term in office, President Donald Trump racked up thousands   
   of conflicts of interest, stemming from his decision not to divest from his   
   real estate empire. Through visits and promotion of his properties and   
   handouts for his customers, Trump sent a message that access to his   
   administration was for sale through his businesses. In the first six months   
   of Trump's second term, his corruption is worse, marked by a dramatic   
   escalation of his presidential profiteering. Trump not only once again   
   failed to divest from the businesses he owns and profits from, he has   
   launched numerous new businesses to monetize the presidency on a scale   
   orders of magnitude greater than the corruption of his first   
   administration.   
      
   Trump's business empire has grown considerably since the end of his first   
   term, offering more lucrative and secretive ways to buy access and seek   
   influence. Over the past few years, he has expanded his portfolio to   
   include a publicly traded social media company, cryptocurrency ventures,   
   new international developments and, most recently, a wireless service   
   provider.   
      
   The Trump Organization's core real estate properties remain open for   
   business to those looking to ingratiate themselves with the president.   
   Since day one of this administration, CREW has tracked the conflicts of   
   interest stemming from Trump's real estate empire. CREW's tracking falls   
   into three main categories:   
      
   Visits to Trump properties from foreign dignitaries, state government   
   officials, cabinet members and Trump himself   
   Events that special interest groups, foreign governments and political   
   committees hold at Trump properties   
   Instances in which Trump, members of his cabinet and government websites   
   mention Trump business interests   
      
   Of course, the conflicts that CREW has identified are almost certainly the   
   tip of the iceberg. For every foreign official making social media posts   
   from a Trump hotel, there may be another secretly investing in his   
   memecoin. Nonetheless, CREW's tracking of these conflicts show Trump's   
   disregard for government ethics and accountability, and special interests   
   and foreign governments' eagerness to participate in his efforts to   
   monetize the presidency.   
      
   "Mar-a-Lago, more than an iconic club, is a historic place where high-   
   impact decisions have been made. Attending this gala not only represents an   
   opportunity to share with influential leaders, but also to strengthen ties   
   in support of causes that seek well-being and prosperity. "   
      
   Ariel Vallarino, Panamanian official on Instagram   
   Visits   
   Visits from Trump   
      
   During Trump's first term, he defied presidential norms by spending a   
   significant amount of time away from the White House at the properties he   
   owned and profited from. This term, Trump has made 99 visits to his   
   properties, including 62 visits to his golf courses, a 37% increase from   
   last term. Six months into his first term Trump had only made 72 visits to   
   his properties including 42 to golf courses.   
      
   Just five days after his inauguration, Trump flew down to his Doral golf   
   club in Florida. In his first month back in office, he traveled to   
   properties in Florida every weekend.   
      
   By frequently visiting the properties that he still owns and profits from   
   as president, Trump has established his hotels, resorts and golf courses as   
   centers of power and influence. When Trump flies down to Mar-a-Lago in   
   Florida or ventures across the Potomac River to his northern Virginia golf   
   club, he does more than golf and vacation. Trump has hosted foreign   
   dignitaries, met with members of Congress and signed executive orders at   
   his properties. He also meets with paying customers who get to bend the ear   
   of the president solely by virtue of being wealthy enough to afford   
   memberships to his clubs. Some of these customers joined after Trump took   
   office the first time, and reporting has repeatedly shown that Trump   
   Organization customers get access not only to Trump himself, but to top-   
   level government officials and agencies.   
      
   Visits from foreign government officials   
      
   Foreign government officials from ten countries have made 19 visits to   
   Trump properties this term. Shortly after the 2016 election, one foreign   
   diplomat said it best: "Why wouldn't I stay at his hotel blocks from the   
   White House, so I can tell the new president, 'I love your new hotel! '   
   Isn't it rude to come to his city and say, 'I am staying at your   
   competitor? '" Foreign officials visit Trump properties to ingratiate   
   themselves with the president, express their public support for him and   
   gain closer access to others in the Trump orbit.   
      
   In the last six months, the presidents of four different countries have   
   been to Trump properties. On one day in March, Trump played a round of golf   
   with President Alexander Stubb of Finland at his golf club in Palm Beach,   
   where Senator Lindsey Graham was also visiting. Later that evening, he   
   hosted Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and his wife at Mar-a-Lago. Health   
   and Human Services Secretary Kennedy was also at the dinner. In May, Costa   
   Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles attended an event at Trump's Doral   
   golf club.   
      
   President Javier Milei of Argentina traveled to Mar-a-Lago in April to   
   accept an award at the American Patriot Gala, where he took pictures with   
   Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Milei, who has emphatically   
   flaunted his admiration for Trump, exclaimed "Make Argentina Great Again!   
   " from the ballroom stage.   
      
   Foreign officials often visit Trump properties in delegations, lending   
      
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