Trump's Ireland Security Revealed To Be An Utter 'Sh-t Show'

The security mess came complete with an armor-plated golf buggy and an accidental leak to the press.
Trump's Ireland Security Revealed To Be An Utter 'Sh-t Show'
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By Andrea Thompson — September 15, 2026

A BBC presenter was left giggling as the network reported on US President Donald Trump's "sh-t show" security in Ireland.

Donald Trump traveled to Ireland over the weekend, where he received a less-than-warm welcome from locals and the country's leadership, to attend the Irish Open golf tournament at his Trump International Golf Links resort in Doonbeg.

Local Garda police officers were looped into the US president's security operation, dubbed Operation Far Sunrise. Still, things quickly devolved into a complete and utter mess, as most things involving Donald Trump do.

According to BBC reporter Enda McClafferty, while he was out and about reporting on Trump's visit to Ireland, two local cops approached his coworker, who "mistook him for an undercover Garda officer... and started to talk tactics to him!"

The revelation left BBC host Mark Carruthers stifling his giggles.

But the nonsense didn't stop there.

McClafferty went on to report that "Donald Trump has brought with him an armor-plated golf buggy, Mark, believe it or not and he hopes I think to get around the course today in that."

According to reporting from the Irish Mirror, rank-and-file gardaí were left with a bad taste in their mouths toward the US president after learning they would be responsible for their own childcare and accommodations while serving as security for Trump's Ireland visit, with one source telling the newspaper that the entire security operation was a "sh-t show."

Another source revealed, "There are members who were notified to work five nights in Clare and were then told this week that they’re only working the weekend. It means they’ve had to spend a fortune on accommodation and change plans they had made just two weeks ago."

Yet another source added, "There’s a use and abuse policy from management and they’re expecting lads to just show up. It’s not good enough and there’s a feeling that people will refuse to turn up, go sick, or even walk if this happens again."

Nevertheless, Irish law enforcement showed up in such droves that they apparently outnumbered the spectators, with McClafferty reporting, "We have more gardaí than we have spectators at the golf. Around every bog corner, if you like, there’s a squad car."

I can't imagine this blunder is going to do Donald any favors when it comes to the way the Irish feel about him.

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