Vice President Mike Pence woke up Tuesday at the golf property owned by President Trump in Doonbeg. That's 181 miles — or an hour's drive plus a 40-minute flight — away from the government buildings where Pence will conduct his official visit.
The reason for the journey: Pence was staying at the golf property owned by his boss, President Donald Trump, in Doonbeg. That's 181 miles — or an hour's drive plus a 40-minute flight — away from the government buildings where Pence will conduct his official visit on Tuesday.Pence also happens to have family connections to the tiny Irish village, surrounded by windswept Atlantic coastline and bogland.
Short also explained that last-minute changes to Pence's itinerary — prompted by Trump's cancellation of a trip to Poland, which the vice president visited instead — meant the awkward back-and-forth between County Clare and Dublin, on the opposite side of the country. Originally, Pence was planning to fly into Dublin, conduct his meetings, and travel onward to Doonbeg to connect with his family roots.
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