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$110 million
Donald Trump has golfed 79 days out of 317 days since returning to office (24.9% of the presidency spent golfing), according to didtrumpgolftoday.com. The estimated cost to taxpayers for Trump’s golf since returning to office: $110,600,000.
470
Reuters: “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out for punishment; others swept up in broader purges of perceived enemies.”
$11.8 billion
Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year’s holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online, reported CBS News. Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online Friday, marking a 9.1% jump from last year. It was a slight increase from the company’s spending estimate of $11.7 billion.
49% to 24%
A new Yahoo/YouGov poll found that more Americans are unhappy with President Trump’s stances on the economy and cost of living, with almost twice as many (49%) saying the president has helped raise prices rather than lowering them (24%). The survey also found more Americans (38%) now blame Trump more for inflation than his predecessor, former President Joe Biden (31%).
-75%
“Stocks and cryptocurrencies linked to President Trump are in a deep slump, leaving some of the president’s biggest fans with steep losses,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the president’s Truth Social platform, have tumbled 75% since Trump’s inauguration. Digital “meme coins” named for Trump and first lady Melania Trump are down 86% and 99% since inauguration day, respectively. And one of the Trump family’s crypto ventures, a token called World Liberty Financial, has dropped roughly 40% since its September launch.”
$71 Million
Cost of presidential golf outings so far in Trump’s second term – a cost that averages out to approximately $10 million a month. During his first term, Trump’s golf trips cost taxpayers $151 milion – or an economical $3.15 million per month. According to The Indepdendent, U.S. taxpayers are projected to pay as much as $300 million for Trump’s golf games in his second term.
36%
A new Gallup poll finds President Trump’s job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%. His prior second-term low point in approval was a statistically similar 37% in July, and his all-time low was 34% in 2021, at the end of his first term after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
-7 points
Consumer confidence dropped by nearly 7 points in November, as Americans sour on the economy with the holiday season fast approaching, reports The Hill. The Consumer Confidence Index, calculated monthly by the Conference Board, fell from 95.5 in October to 88.7 this month. This marks the lowest consumer confidence rating since April, when it was 86. In November 2024, consumer confidence hit 111.7, its highest rating since July 2023.
$400 billion
“A plunge in cryptocurrency assets accelerated Friday morning, led by bitcoin, which has lost more than a third of its value since setting an all-time high in October,” Axios reports. “The bloodbath has left no corner of the market untouched, and is reviving the debate about crypto as a long-term asset.”
55% to 41%
The latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds Democrats lead Republicans, 55% to 41%, when people were asked who they would vote for in their district if the election for Congress were held today. President Trump’s approval rating is just 39%, his lowest since right after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
