“At no time did the president direct our office to stay at his Doonbeg resort,” the VP's office insists
to ProPublica, several Trump staffers and allies helped themselves to $1,000 worth of liquor at Mar-a-Lago—paid for by the White House. More recently, Attorney GeneralPence’s circle, too, has demonstrated a preference for Trump properties. According to ProPublica, Pence’s political action committee has spenton Pence’s decision to patronize Doonbeg was bound to raise a few eyebrows. Apparently the whole kerfuffle has drawn the president’s notice too.
A person familiar with the President’s thinking explained the pattern as Trump’s genuine belief that his locations are the best place for aides to lodge, and makes similar recommendations to his friends who do not work for him. As Trump told reporters on Wednesday, “People like my product, what can I tell you? I can’t help it.”
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