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There’s been a lot of talk about Mike Pence’s visit to Ireland. He has been criticized for being ignorant, insulting the people of Ireland, and aiding Trump’s continuing violations of the Emolument’s Clause. It’s all true. Not a single Republican in congress issued a statement condemning the actions by your illegitimate president; no surprise there.

First, instead of staying in Dublin, Pence followed Trump’s orders and stayed at his golf resort Doonbeg, County Clare which is more than 140 miles away. Trump’s failing business needed taxpayer money.

This action was another violation of the Emoluments Clause. A sitting president is not allowed to engage in business with foreign companies or governments.

While speaking in Dublin Pence praised British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. This was a direct ‘slap in the face’ to the Irish government. Pence displayed his ignorance about the strained relationship between Johnson and the Irish. One Irish Times columnist concluded that the vice-president, a “much-anticipated visitor”, turned out to have “shat on the … carpet”.

Democrats expressed their anger with Pence’s actions. Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Trump’s millionaires only resorts a “cesspool of corruption” and accused the president of “prioritizing his profits over the interests of the American people”.

“Pence is just the latest Republican elected official to enable President Trump’s violations of the constitution,” she said.

Trump’s is the most corrupt administration in our nation’s history. These fake conservatives are wasting taxpayer money as fast as possible for personal use.

Trump’s own spending exceeds $16 million each month while failing to perform the job for which he was elected. During his two years and seven months in office he held 58 hate rallies at taxpayer expense. Here is one small part of why Trump is the most expensive illegitimate president in history.

Operating Air Force One costs more than $200,000 per hour. Estimating an average of four hours per trip, that is a whopping. $11 million, 600 thousand dollars of taxpayer money. This does not include his many trips to Mar-a-Lago and other Trump properties to play golf.

Trump is living a billionaire’s life and you are paying the bill.

Tell everyone; “the truth lives here.”

Op-ed by James Turnage

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