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Backlash grows over Trump's 'completely wrong' comments on Irish reunification
Trump said Irish reunification would be a “great thing” as his comments drew criticism and planned protests across the visit.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump told reporters at the Irish Open in Doonbeg that he would "love to see it unified," referring to Northern Ireland and Ireland, calling it a "great feather in everybody's cap."
- Under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the United Kingdom's Northern Ireland secretary has a duty to call a border poll if a majority would likely vote for unification, requiring approval from the Irish Republic.
- Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister criticized Trump's comments as meddling, stating "Northern Ireland is not a pawn in Trump's fallout with the UK," while Mary Lou McDonald called the remarks "timely."
- Trump's remarks may strain America's relations with the United Kingdom, especially after he questioned Britain's ability to defend the Falkland Islands, though he declined to address Scottish independence, saying "I'll save that for another day."
- The Irish president previously described Trump as "volatile," contrasting with his claim that the America-Ireland relationship has "never been as good as it is right now," while Connolly emphasized "the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted.
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday (12). Kylie Cooper/REUTERS In an obstinate attempt to spread the discord he goes through, Donald Trump stepped on Irish soil to defend the unification of Ireland, reopening a sensitive wound in the country's relations with the United Kingdom. The U.S. President exposed the thesis on three occasions during the weekend, breaking with the tradi…
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