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Mike Pence Stayed in Trump Golf Resort 180+ Miles from Talks with Irish Leaders

HeadlineSep 06, 2019

Democratic leaders are demanding an inquiry into Mike Pence’s trip to Ireland this week, after the vice president and his entourage stayed at a Trump golf resort far from scheduled meetings with Ireland’s president and prime minister. Pence spent two nights at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, which is over 180 miles away, on the opposite side of Ireland from Dublin. Walter Shaub, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics, said, “This may not technically be illegal, but it’s an atrocious abuse of power to line the president’s pockets, and it’s a continuation of two years of profiteering by President Trump.”

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