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September 6, 2019

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