The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Tuesday slammed President Trump for making frequent visits to his family-owned businesses, which it called "burdensome, unnecessary, and inappropriate" to the small towns that are impacted by his trips.

"Trump’s vacations are hurting local economies, costing small businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost profit, and are burdening taxpayers and local residents," DNC northeast regional press secretary Elizabeth Renda said in a statement.

Democrats seized on an Associated Press article that highlighted how the president's trips to places like Bedminster, N.J., are hurting business for some small airports.

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Thor Solberg told the news wire that his small airport business is losing thousands of dollars because the federal aviation regulations require airports within 10 miles of the president to shut down. The Solberg-Hunterdon Airport is located within that distance to Trump's Bedminster golf club, where he is in the midst of a 17-day trip.

"Twenty percent of our annual business is affected by the president's visits in the summertime, because that's how much of our business takes place on the weekends in the summertime," Solberg told the AP.

The report also said small airports in Florida are being impacted by Trump's trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.

Trump has insisted his current 17-day getaway to New Jersey is "not a vacation," while White House officials have called the trip a "working vacation."

“Working in Bedminster, N.J., as long planned construction is being done at the White House. This is not a vacation - meetings and calls!” Trump tweeted Saturday.

While it is common for presidents to take vacations, the Trump administration has pushed back on the idea that he is taking the time off.

Democrats called for Trump to leave his golf club and head back to Washington.

"The President should go back to the White House and start putting the success of New Jersey’s economy, business owners, and local communities ahead of the success of his back swing,” the DNC spokeswoman said.