Critics accused the US vice president of corruption by electing to use public funds to enrich his boss’ private business, rather than use one of the hundreds of hotels in the Irish capital.
Mr Pence, who landed in Ireland on Monday following a trip to Poland, stayed the night at Trump International Golf Club in Doonbeg on the west coast of the country.
Ted Lieu, a Democratic congressman for California, tweeted: “You took an oath to the Constitution, not to [Donald Trump].
Funneling taxpayer money to [the president] by staying at this Trump resort is sooooooo corrupt.”.
“Pence is literally staying at Trump’s golf club on the other side of the country from his government business.”.
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On Tuesday, Mr Pence's chief-of-staff said the idea for the vice-president to stay at the resort was Mr Trump's. »