president's own explanations about why he decided to stay where the trump property is there. >> i understand the attacks by democrats but if you a chance to get here you'll find it's a very small place. and the opportunity to stay to accommodate the unique footprint that comes with our security detail made it logical. >> so a lot of clarifying there. and the truth of the matter is some folks at the white house have learned initially when going to ireland it was the vice president's plan to emphasize his ancestral connection to ireland but it all turned into an information confusion story. >> so this is u.s. taxpayer money that goes to a trump owned property to accommodate the vice president and his team? >> yes, that's our understanding