Donald Trump was pictured hitting the links on Saturday at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

The President had previously stated that the purpose of his trip to the club was for 'meetings,' and explained that he would be 'working from home' during the weekend.

A photo showing the President enjoying his favorite pastime on the greens emerged on Instagram, taken by another member of the golf club.

Donald Trump was pictured hitting the links on Saturday at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey

The President had previously stated that the purpose of his trip to the club was for 'meetings,' and said he would be 'working from home' during the weekend

When contacted about the photo, a White House spokeswoman would not comment on whether or not the President was playing golf, reported New York Times' Glenn Thrush. Shortly after, the photo was removed from Instagram.

This would be his 22nd time visiting a golf course since becoming President, according to a New York Times tracker.

On Saturday afternoon the President, again, justified his visit to his Bedminster home with a tweet.

He wrote: 'The reason I am staying in Bedminster, N. J., a beautiful community, is that staying in NYC is much more expensive and disruptive. Meetings!'

Trump flew to his home at his Bedminster golf club, located about 40 miles outside New York City, on Thursday night – and tweeted on Friday morning that he was cutting costs for taxpayers by working from one of his homes.

A motorcade and support vehicles for President Donald Trump arrive at Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, where he is spending the long weekend

Trump flew to his home at his Bedminster golf club (pictured in a file photo), located about 40 miles outside New York City, on Thursday night

President Trump tweeted on Friday morning that he was cutting costs by working from one of his homes.

'Rather than causing a big disruption in N.Y.C., I will be working out of my home in Bedminster, N.J. this weekend. Also saves country money!' Trump tweeted Friday morning.

He made the claim after Congress cleared a spending bill that provides an additional $120 million to pay for the costs of protecting the President and his family as they jet between residences and other far-flung locales.

The White House backed up this claim by saying Trump was 'trying to save the taxpayers money' by bringing his entourage to New Jersey instead of Manhattan.

However, in their explanation they left out an obvious third option of Trump flying back to the White House.

This would be his 22nd time visiting a golf course since becoming President, according to a New York Times tracker. He is pictured in Palm Beach in February when he took Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe golfing

'Look, this is the president's first time to be back in the New York metro area and he's staying at his private residence in New Jersey versus staying in Manhattan,' Huckabee Sanders told reporters.

'Had he stayed in Manhattan the disruption would have been far greater than being in New Jersey. The bottom line is the president is the president no matter where he goes, and he doesn't get to control the level of cost and security that may come along with that.'

Asked about Trump's 14 weekends away, Sanders pushed back: 'You guys complain we work too much around here and that you're too tired and now we don't work enough?' she said.

The White House backed up his claim by saying Trump was 'trying to save the taxpayers money' by bringing his entourage to New Jersey instead of Manhattan. The Marine One helicopter is pictured Thursday afternoon as it touches down for the President's visit to New York City

Presidential travel in New York City can cause major traffic disruptions, as was evident on Thursday afternoon, when a major highway in Manhattan was shut down for the better part of the afternoon. Trump is pictured May 4 just before he departed for Manhattan

Then she again described the trip to the Trump Organization-owned golf course as a taxpayer money saver.

'This is the president's first time to go home to the New York metro area. And I think he's trying to save the taxpayers money the best way he can by taking his team and focused in being in New Jersey instead of in New York where it would have caused a much greater disruption and most greater cost to taxpayers,' she said.

Presidential travel in New York City can cause major traffic disruptions, as was evident on Thursday afternoon, when a major highway in Manhattan was shut down for the better part of the afternoon.

A weekend trip by Trump during the presidential transition cost local authorities in New Jersey about $4,000 in overtime and other costs. The town of Bedminister estimates it will spend $12,000 per day when Trump visits his New Jersey home.

Trump has visited Mar-a-Lago, where he owns a home, for a total of 25 days so far during his presidency, incurring additional costs. The club in West Palm beach, Florida is now closed for the season.