Now The Trump Family Reap Their REAL Reward From Pence’s Weird Side-Trip
On This Day In 2019
Remember on Sept 2 when we talked about Mike Pence’s weird stay in Doonbeg, Ireland? He was meeting with the Irish government in Dublin on the east coast, yet he spent the night on the opposite side of the country, 180 miles away, in Doonbeg. We called that a "New Way to Take Money From Taxpayers to Enrich Himself."
The excess travel cost US taxpayers at least $600,000, and that it just so happened that Trump has a golf resort in Doonbeg which reaped the revenues from Pence’s stay.
But more importantly, the visit made the little village of Doonbeg world-famous, undoubtedly increasing their tourism prospects.
But afterwards is when the Trump Family really benefited. Here's what ended up happening after Doonbeg's moment in the spotlight. OTDI 2019, the town council of the newly-famous Doonbeg officially granted the Trump Family’s request to build 53 new homes there in town.
And as The Washington Post noted, “Last month, a council in northeastern Scotland approved an even more ambitious plan to build 550 homes near the company’s golf course there. The move toward home-building and private parties comes as the company has suffered losses at its three European golf courses for several years.”
Who says politics and the Family businesses can’t happily benefit each other?
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The Washington Post has the full story
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