Aide To Vice President Mike Pence Defends Stay At Trump Property In Ireland

A top aide to Mike Pence defended the vice president's decision to stay at a Trump hotel during his trip to Ireland.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force Two, chief of staff Marc Short said the idea to stay at the Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland, was a "suggestion" from President Donald Trump.

"It's like when we went through the trip, it's like, well, he's going to Doonbeg because that's where the Pence family is from," Short explained. "It's like, 'Well, you should stay...

When Vice President Mike Pence woke up Tuesday in the west of Ireland, he had a long commute ahead of him: the span of the entire island to Dublin, where he was meeting with government officials.

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...