Trump “suggested” that Pence stay at his money-losing Irish golf club, which is the same as a presidential order to bilk the taxpayers to prop up his club.
The White House explanation is that Pence stayed at the club at the suggestion of Trump:
Trump "suggested" which is the same as a presidential order that Mike Pence stay at his money-losing Irish property and commute hundreds of miles to meetings at the taxpayers' expense. pic.twitter.com/EY23xJcqlO
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 3, 2019
Here is Pence falling on his face to disguise corruption as a legitimate expense:
.@VP Pence in Ireland: "If you have a chance to get to Doonbeg you'll find it's a fairly small place, the opportunity to stay at Trump National in Doonbeg, to accommodate the unique footprint that comes with our security detail and other personnel made it logical." pic.twitter.com/yqOSjKt9M3
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 3, 2019
Ned Price pointed out that a presidential “suggestion” is the same as an order:
Former Obama official Ned Price blows apart the White House claim that Trump only suggested that Pence stay at his failing Irish golf club. pic.twitter.com/2SIRuKbv7P
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 3, 2019
Price said, “By the way, the president doesn’t suggest anything. When he issues a suggestion, it’s close to a command.”
Trump had Pence fly back and forth to and from his meetings so that he could bill taxpayers for the delegation staying at Trump’s golf club in Ireland. The primary and only mission of the Trump presidency is profiteering.
This is the second time since June that Trump has used his private golf club for out of the way travel to Ireland.
In June, The Washington Post reported, “Doonbeg has never reported turning a profit, losing more than $1 million every year from 2014 to 2017, according to Irish corporate records. In 2018, the course’s revenue rose slightly — up about 2 percent from $14.2 million to $14.5 million, according to Trump’s latest U.S. financial disclosures. But those disclosures do not show whether the course turned a profit, and the Irish records that would show profit or loss are not yet available.”
Trump is using taxpayer funds to put his money-losing businesses in the black and ordering his vice president to help with the theft from the American people.
Mike Pence can hide behind Christianity, but he is just as bad as Donald Trump.
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