Article snippet: Vice President Pence’s office is engulfed in controversy set off by his two-night stay in Ireland at one of MORE’s family properties. Pence stayed at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg on Ireland’s west coast despite his meetings the same day in Dublin, which is on Ireland’s east side and 182 miles away. The curious decision also came with a shifting story about why Pence ended up at Trump's property in Doonbeg. The vice president’s chief of staff said Trump had suggested Pence stay at the Doonbeg golf club, though Pence’s office later that day said the decision was entirely the vice president’s. The controversy lingered on cable news and other outlets as Pence’s office and Trump delivered conflicting messages. “I heard he was going there, but it wasn’t my idea for Mike to go there,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday. “Mike went there because his family’s there. That’s my understanding of it.” The move embroiled the vice president in a rare controversy as he seeks to solidify his place in the future of the GOP, and it alarmed critics already convinced Trump has used the presidency to bolster his business. “This may not technically be illegal, but it’s an atrocious abuse of power to line the president’s pockets, and it’s a continuation of two years of profiteering by President Trump,” said MORE, a former director of the Office of Government Ethics who resigned in July 2017. “The White House wants to quibble over whether the president suggested i... Link to the full article to read more