President Trump said Wednesday that the idea for Vice President Mike Pence to stay at his Irish golf resort didn’t come from him — contradicting a previous statement by Pence’s top aide
“I had no involvement,” said Trump. “I don’t suggest anything. ... I have a lot of hotels all over the place, and people use them because they’re the best, you know, they’re the best.”
“I don’t think it was a request, like a command. I think that it was a suggestion,” said Short. “It’s like, ‘Well, you should stay at my place.’”“WH official says Pence Chief of Staff Marc Short was incorrect when he told reporters that Trump suggested that the VP stay at the Trump Golf Club in Ireland,” reported White House correspondent Jim Acosta. “Overnight VP’s office clarified the decision was made by Pence’s staff. But Short first said Trump made the ‘suggestion.
But Pence’s staff changed their explanation after Politico reported that many veterans of the Secret Service protective detail said the logistical issues were irrelevant. “The Secret Service is capable of providing protection anywhere and anytime as it has over its history including under arduous circumstances like combat zones,” Donald Mihalek, who served in the Secret Service for 20 years and is now executive director of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, told the outlet.
Trump has drawn criticism for continuing to promote his properties as president, which Democrats say violates the Constitution’s emoluments clause. The latest round of pushback came when Trump said next year’s G-7 summit should be held at his Doral golf resort in Florida.
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