Trump properties have charged taxpayers millions, including $3 for water, report finds

Properties belonging to Donald Trump have reaped more than $2.5m from taxpayers during his presidency, including charges for food, wine and even $3 servings of water, according to The Washington Post.

Quoting open record requests, a lawsuit and publicly available records, The Post reported a “long-running pattern” of payments to properties like Mar-a-Lago, which hosted a summit with the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, in 2018.

After the two-day event, the government was charged $13,700 for guest rooms, $16,500 for food and wine and $6,000 for roses and floral arrangements, with the bill including the line item of $3 for water during the “bilateral meeting”.