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turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 12:25 PM Jun 2019

Trump: It's 'convenient' to go hundreds of miles out of my way to stay at my Irish resort

By Dan Desai Martin -
June 6, 2019


Trump is wasting massive amounts of time and taxpayer money to stay at his failing golf property in Doonbeg, Ireland.

Before leaving for his embarrassing trip to Europe, Trump claimed that he is staying at his failing Trump International Hotel and golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland, because it's "convenient."

"We're going to be staying at Doonbeg in Ireland because it’s convenient and it's a great place. But it's convenient," Trump said.

It's not convenient at all. In fact, Trump is traveling hundreds of miles out of his way just to force taxpayers to foot the bill for him and his family to stay at a Trump property, according to a Wednesday Washington Post report.

Trump's travel schedule "requires flying hundreds of miles west to Ireland, then hundreds more miles back east to France," reports the Post. After Trump's visit to France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Trump will go back to Doonbeg before flying back to the United States the next day.

https://shareblue.com/trump-out-of-his-way-doonbeg-ireland/

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"So I got to ask Eric Trump a question as the Trumps did a pub crawl thru Doonbeg — is his trip a good use of US taxpayer money?" Nuala McGovern reported on Twitter. "We're just trying to have a good time," Eric Trump replied, before ducking into a pub surrounded by Secret Service agents.

Trump and his family traveled hundreds of miles out of the way so taxpayers could prop up a failing Trump property and so that Trump's kids could have a good time partying in Irish pubs.

Yet somehow, Trump wants everyone to believe that he did it for "convenience."

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Trump: It's 'convenient' to go hundreds of miles out of my way to stay at my Irish resort (Original Post) turbinetree Jun 2019 OP
He also paid nykym Jun 2019 #1
I'm sure that we paid Kaiserguy Jun 2019 #4
With apologies to the residents underpants Jun 2019 #2
It actually means "little fortress" Maeve Jun 2019 #6
'Convenient' for his bank account Maeve Jun 2019 #3
trump is making money off of this stunt Gothmog Jun 2019 #5
"We're just trying to have a good time," Eric Trump ... dchill Jun 2019 #7
I can barely even read this stuff anymore without feeling like I am going to smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Totally Tunsie Jun 2019 #9

Kaiserguy

(740 posts)
4. I'm sure that we paid
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 12:35 PM
Jun 2019

for that along with a whole lot of other thing and that quite a bit of it will find it way into trumps pocket.

Maeve

(42,282 posts)
6. It actually means "little fortress"
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 12:39 PM
Jun 2019

Which has a certain irony to it, considering....
And the Irish would understand your word play

dchill

(38,497 posts)
7. "We're just trying to have a good time," Eric Trump ...
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 12:44 PM
Jun 2019

So are we all, Eric. So are we all. It's a little tough, though. Most of us haven't gotten our grifter's licenses, yet.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
8. I can barely even read this stuff anymore without feeling like I am going to
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 01:00 PM
Jun 2019

go completely berserk. I feel like my head is about to explode! How much more shit will they get away with before karma catches up with them? I hate this family so much!

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