As the Trump administration slashes budgets for scientific research, guts public health spending and threatens to starve “woke” states of crucial federal funds, the Secret Service will lay out thousands of taxpayer dollars on an upcoming jaunt to Ireland with the president’s adult son, who is seeking local approval to build a “spectacular” new ballroom at the family’s golf resort in County Clare.
Federal procurement records reviewed by The Independent show the agency has set aside $21,449.01 for “USSS Hotel Lodging - Eric Trump Visit - Doonbeg 20th/21st January 2026.”
