17 May 2019 10:00 pm
****.Trump Reportedly Considering Skipping Ireland Trip Because Prime Minister Won’t Meet Trump At His Golf Course
Donald Trump is reportedly considering skipping a state visit to Ireland because Irish leader Leo Varadkar would rather meet Trump at a castle instead of a Trump-owned golf course.
As The Irish Times reports, Trump is scheduled to make official state visits to France and the United Kingdom in June, and had been considering making a visit to Ireland while he was in the region.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar had hoped that the two could meet at an ancient Irish castle, preferably Dromoland Castle.
Trump, however, reportedly wants to meet on the links at the Trump-owned Doonbeg golf course, about 31 miles away.
An unnamed White House official reportedly told the Irish newspaper that Trump would simply prefer to skip Ireland entirely, rather than meet at a place that wasn’t of his choosing.
The same official allegedly said that Trump would instead visit Scotland.
Trump owns several golf courses in Scotland.
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He won't go to Ireland unless he can promote his business there.