Amid reports that President Donald Trump's Doonbeg golf resort in Ireland saw a surge in bookings after his visit, watchdogs say his firms are cashing in on the presidency.
Sheri Dillon before he came to office that"no communications of the Trump Organization, including social media accounts, will reference or be tied to President-elect Trump's role as President of the United States or the office of the presidency."
In a tweet including the president and first lady's official usernames, and a video of their helicopter arriving, Trump Doonbeg wrote:"What an honour it was to have the President of the United States @POTUS and First Lady @FLOTUS stay with us in Doonbeg." Walter Shaub, who was White House ethics chief in the Obama administration, has also lashed out at Trump's Doonbeg trip, which came off the back of a controversial state visit to the U.K. and a trip to Normandy, France, for D-Day commemorations.took aim at Trump's taxpayer-funded golfing habits
. He wrote on Twitter:"How about a law that says anytime POTUS visits a property on or adjacent to a golf course, he/she must pay for all costs incurred by the entourage from the minute he/she left the White House until he/she is back inside the White House? The Golf On Your Own Damn Dime Act of 2019"
President Donald Trump exits Air Force One alongside First Lady Melania Trump after arriving at Shannon airport on June 5, 2019 in Shannon, Ireland. President Trump used his Trump International golf resort in nearby Doonbeg as a base for his stay in Ireland.
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