Trump made 'suggestion' Pence stay at president's Irish golf club, VP's chief of staff says
Source: NBC News
President Donald Trump suggested that Vice President Mike Pence stay at his Irish golf club on an official trip funded by taxpayer dollars, Pence's chief of staff Marc Short told reporters Tuesday.
Pence, who is traveling with his wife, sister, and mother, is staying at the president's Doonbeg, Ireland golf club during his trip to the country. Rather than stay in Dublin, where he is set for a day of meetings and events with Irish officials, Pence is making the back-and-forth trip from Doonbeg to Dublin, a more than one hour flight each way. Originally, Pence was scheduled to conclude his trip in Doonbeg, where the vice president has familial ties. Now, Pence is flying back-and-forth between Dublin and Doonbeg before other European visits.
On whether the president asked Pence to stay at his Irish golf club, Short said: "I don't think it was a request, like a command ... I think that it was a suggestion."
"It's like when we went through the trip, it's like, well, he's going to Doonbeg because that's where the Pence family is from," Short said before describing the president's suggestion. "It's like, 'Well, you should stay at my place.'"
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Short said the president was not having Pence stay at the resort for free, insisting that the club was the only facility in Doonbeg that could accommodate the trip. He said he didn't have a cost estimate yet for the trip.
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exboyfil
(17,857 posts)or a hotel he would never have gotten into any trouble.
Ohiogal
(31,657 posts)More government grafting. It just never ends. Im so sick and tired of this.
I hope they all come home with bed bugs.
get the red out
(13,458 posts)A freeloading vacation for the whole family at taxpayers' expense, going to the orange grifter, of course.
C_U_L8R
(44,889 posts)And these Trump losers are trying to explain away their overt corruption. Keep digging.
oldsoftie
(12,409 posts)turbinetree
(24,631 posts)November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough........................
tanyev
(42,354 posts)I know, I know.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)prison, but I know it's a beautiful place with many points of interest. I'm sorry I can't go there.
I wonder if Pence learned any Irish Gaelic before heading there?
of course
JohnnyRingo
(18,580 posts)Trump knows exactly what this will cost taxpayers, but hopes his next tweet leads the press off the subject. I can easily imagine the bill is padded like a Goodwill sofa. It's up to the media to find out, even if it takes an FOIA request.
Talitha
(6,476 posts)It'd be nice if, after they spend their 'allowance', it comes out of their pocket.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Mike Pence has no future political career.
IggleDuer
(964 posts)Seems ive heard this before?
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)its been there for 50yrs. The suggestion should have been met with, no Mr President the golf course is 3hrs away and the embassy is close to where I need to be.
RobinA
(9,874 posts)keep saying the entourage isnt staying for free? Isnt that rather the point? They seem to think that will make it OK.