Topline
When President Donald Trump defended the need for foreign workers on Fox News on Tuesday, he echoed his own company’s practices: The Trump Organization has requested a record 184 of them this year for Mar-a-Lago and other properties.
President Donald Trump talks with guests during a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago on Oct. 31. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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The Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs and a Virginia winery through H-2A and H-2B visas, according to data from the Department of Labor.
The company’s visa requests have risen steadily in recent years, from 121 in 2021 to a record 184 in 2025.
During Trump’s five years in office, the Trump Organization filed to bring in at least 566 foreign workers.
The jobs—primarily servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers—pay between $15.58 and $27.91 an hour, per Department of Labor listings.
Spokespeople for the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to inquiries, while the White House would not comment.
Big Number
2,033: The total number of foreign workers the Trump Organization has sought to hire since 2008, the earliest year for which data is posted on the Labor Department’s website.
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