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I wonder how much this vanity trip is costing both the US and Ireland in security alone?

This isn’t Presidential business. It’s personal.

List of all the vanity trips by US presidents from AI:

US Presidents who visited Ireland (while in office):John F. Kennedy – June 26–29, 1963
Richard Nixon – October 3–5, 1970
Ronald Reagan – June 1–4, 1984
Bill Clinton – December 1–2, 1995; September 3–5, 1998; December 12, 2000
George W. Bush – June 25–26, 2004 (and brief stop February 28, 2006)
Barack Obama – May 23, 2011
Donald Trump – June 5–6, 2019
Joe Biden – April 12–14, 2023

Last time trump visited Ireland it brought a local economic benefit of 12-30 million.
 
They were on official business. Trump is playing golf. Any discussions will take place as side issues.

To be clear:

Trump is not currently scheduled to play a round of golf.

His itinerary is below:

"He will spend Saturday morning in Dublin's Phoenix Park meeting with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin"

"On Saturday afternoon, he will travel to Doonbeg, County Clare, which is hosting the tournament"

Source BBC news: Donald Trump in Ireland: Huge security operation underway
 
This is a bigger deal for the Irish economy then it is for Americans. The plane, vehicles and secret service are already paid for so it is a sunk cost whether he flies to Ireland or Florida.

US news doesn't normally cover things like this because people don't care about him going off to a golf course unless someone is shooting at him. Especially during American football season with college football tomorrow (today for your gentlemen) and the NFL on Sunday.
 

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