'Criminal damage': Trump's Irish golf course vandalized as he meets with nation's leader

Irish authorities are investigating vandalism by protesters that took place at President Donald Trump's golf course in that country — which came at the same time as Trump met with the Irish Prime Minister in the Oval Office, BBC News reported.

"Gardaí (Irish police) are investigating after what is described as 'criminal damage' was caused to the Trump International Golf Links Ireland in Doonbeg, County Clare," reported Kevin Sharkey. "BBC News NI understands that the damage was confined to the course, and it included graffiti linked to the Israel-Gaza conflict in the Middle East."

According to the report, the graffiti called for Palestinian liberation and attacked Trump for his position in support of Israel in the war that has been raging in Gaza since the October 7 terrorist attack. This follows a similar incident carried out by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.

The Trump Organization has owned the Irish golf property since 2014.

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Trump's meeting with Irish prime minister Micheál Martin was punctuated by a number of awkward moments, including one in which he got confrontational with a reporter he apparently didn't realize was employed by his own administration.

Since Trump has resumed the presidency, destructive protests have raged not just against himself, but tech billionaire Elon Musk, whose Department of Government Efficiency task force, with many people turning their anger on Tesla vehicles.

In one such suspected incident in Seattle this month, several Tesla Cybertrucks were torched while parked in a fenced lot, some of them being a total loss — and then a reporter covering the incident was threatened with a knife. Firefighters have not officially confirmed whether this incident was attributable to arson.