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Questions. house oversight committee chairman elijah cummings in particular is seeking documents stemming from vice president mike pences decision to stay at the presidents golf resort in doonbeg, ireland, which was, you know, well over 100 miles away from his meetings in dublin. there is also separate questions being raised by house judiciary committee chairman jerry nadler about the presidents efforts to host the next g7 at one of his properties in florida. and what democrats are saying is tha...

Right now vice president mike pence is in the air on his way back from what was a pretty rough week abroad. the vice presidents journey began in poland, where he was taking his boss place at a world war ii commemoration. the president needed to stay home, you will recall so, he could monitor hurricane dorian and squeeze in not one, but two rounds of golf. pence went to ireland on monday where he had meetings in dublin, but decided to stay on the opposite side of the island at trumps property in ...

And i understand political attacks by democrats, but if you have a chance to get to doonbeg, you find its a fairly small place, and 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. >> vice president then found himself in hot water with the irish after he praised the uks new prime minister boris johnson and breast, both very unpopular on the emerald isle, prompting this headline from a...

In their sheltered and bunkered down. >> and not trying to surf. certainly not a time for complacency. thanks so much for that update. thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having us. now, both the u.s. president, vice president are defending their weekend activities. donald trump fired back at criticism that he played golf while hurricane dorian pummeled the bahamas, and then mike pence is facing questions about staying at one of the presidents golf courses during an official trip to irelan...

President trump. thats right. pence is staying at the trump international golf links and hotel on the west coast of ireland, despite having meetings today in the countrys capital on the east coast in dublin. the trip is 181 miles, requiring an hour-long drive, plus a 40-minute flight on air force 2 each way. thats the equivalent of coming to the united states to meet with the president and staying not in washington, d.c. but in allentown, pennsylvania. pence is defending the decision to stay at ...

From dublin, where he was to hold official meetings. >> i understand political attacks by democrats. 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. >> reporter: as it turns out, staying at the trump club was mr. trumps idea. pences chief of staff told reporters, i dont think it was a request, like a command. i think it was a suggestion. the white house says the president was receivi...

Doonbeg. i wonder why. could it be that trumps resort in ireland has never made any money? possibly. according to "the washington post," trump paid almost $12 million to buy the property in 2014 and invested $30 million into renovating it. and this. doonbeg has never reported turning a profit, losing more than $1 million every year from 2014 to 2017. thats according to irish corporate records. money always on the presidents mind. just last week he claimed without any proof that he was losing bil...

Place, and the opportunity to stay trump national in doonbeg to accommodate the unique footprint that comes with our security detail and other personnel made it logical. >> can i just say if you say to someone stay at my place, a thing we have all done, hey, im going to be out of town. ill leave the key for you. stay at my place always means for free. it never meansly charge you and your entire security detail. joining me now for more on the presidents use of public dollars to enrich himself, de...

Officials in dublin. >> its deeply humbling for knee be able to come back to ireland and have the opportunity to go to the very hometown of my mothers grandmother. well have dinner tonight at a little pub i worked at when i was 22 years old when i came over here, shortly after my grandfather passed away. and right across the street is the house where my great grandmother grew up. before our original trip planned to at least spend one night in doonbeg. and i understand political attacks by democr...

President letting the vice president stay for free? mark short. no, this is following the normal procedures we usually have because it has, again, the size that we think can accommodate us and secret service can protect us. so the taxpayers are paying for the stay? short. as with almost all of our travel, its official business, bob. did the president asked vice president pence to stay at the property? short. this is the best. i dont think it was a request like a command, bob. i think it was a su...