US taxpayers have paid nearly $1 million to Trump properties, including official stays in hotel rooms, since he took office, according to a new report

• US taxpayers have paid close to $1 million to President Donald Trump's company through his various hotels and clubs since he became president, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
• Those payments include more than 1,600 nightly room rentals at Trump properties, according to The Post, which "tallied all the available records that showed Trump's company charging Trump's government for room rentals."
• The Trump Organization has not publicly disclosed how much taxpayer money has been paid to the company since Trump has taken office.
• Trump has previously stated that his resorts are easier for law enforcement to secure, a defense he has repeatedly used to justify his administration's stays at his resorts during overseas travel.
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United States taxpayers have paid close to $1 million to President Donald Trump's company through his various hotels and clubs since he became president, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

According to federal records obtained by The Post, the government has paid at least $970,000 to Trump's business, which he still owns, though has passed on the day-to-day operations to his sons.

Those payments include more than 1,600 nightly room rentals at Trump properties, according to The Post, which "tallied all the available records that showed Trump's company charging Trump's government for room rentals."

The Post said that since March, it has recorded an additional $340,000 in these types of payments, almost all of which were "related to trips taken by Trump, his family, and his top officials."

"The government has paid for staffers and Secret Service agents to accompany the president," The Post said.

Eric Trump, the Trump Organization's executive vice president and the president's second son, said last year that the government "saves a fortune" on hotels during the president's travel by having officials stay at Trump properties.

"If they were to go to a hotel across the street, they'd be charging them $500 a night, whereas, you know we charge them, like $50," he said.

However, according to The Post, none of the 1,600 rooms paid for by taxpayer funds were priced that low.

"The data is still incomplete," The Post admitted of its reported findings. "But it makes clear that Trump has received an unprecedented amount of payments from his own government."

The Trump Organization has not disclosed how much taxpayer money has been paid to the company since Trump has taken office.

Representatives for The White House did not immediately respond to Business Insider for comment on the figures cited by The Post.

Trump has previously stated that his resorts are easier for law enforcement to secure, a defense he has repeatedly used to justify his administration's stays at his resorts during overseas travel.

Previous reporting by The Post in February showed that Trump charged US taxpayers up to $650 per night at his Mar-a-Lago resort on several occasions in 2017, and $396.15 per night several times in 2018.

The president has also sparked controversy for announcing that the 2020 G-7 conference would be held at the Trump National Doral golf club in Miami, Florida. He walked back on the idea in October.

Trump's international properties have also reportedly profited from his overseas travel, including his golf resort in Ireland, which reportedly slapped extra security hired during his June 2019 visit with a bill of over $100,000.