The Secret Service is paying $179,000 to rent golf carts at one of Trump's courses this summer

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• The Secret Service has signed a $179,000 contract for golf cart rentals at Donald Trump's Bedminster course this summer, The Washington Post first reported.
• The total exceeds previous years despite coronavirus social distancing measures.
• It is unknown whether Trump has a trip planned. His daughter Ivanka visited Bedminster last month.
• The president's golf trips have been put on hold since March 8 due to coronavirus restrictions, and his Bedminster club had to close for 46 days.
• The course reopened on May 2, though the club has since warned its members against socializing.
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The Secret Service will spend $179,000 on golf cart rentals at one of Donald Trump's courses this summer, according to The Washington Post — a total that exceeds previous years despite coronavirus social distancing measures.

On Friday, federal spending records posted online showed that the Secret Service had signed a $179,000 contract to rent "golf carts and other vehicles" in Bedminster, New Jersey. The president owns the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster.

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