Trump Reiterates Support for United Ireland, Says Won’t Talk About Scotland ‘Yet’
He said he would not get involved in British domestic politics after reaffirming support for Irish unity and citing a 50-year or 75-year gap between votes.
- President Trump said Sunday he will "save that for another day" regarding Scotland, shortly after reiterating support for Irish unity.
- On Saturday, the President responded to the Press Association by saying he "would love to see" Ireland unified, adding it will "happen eventually" while speaking in Clare.
- Trump defended the remarks, saying he made a "fairly routine comment" and claimed to have received "so much support" on the unification issue.
- However, the President said he did not want to "get involved" in British domestic politics, declining to comment on Scotland's future independence.
- During a visit to Turnberry, Trump previously suggested countries should observe "50 or 75 years" between independence referendums before taking another vote.
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"There's Northern Ireland and there's Ireland, and it seems to me that it's natural throughout the ages to bring them together," he told journalists in his open tournament of Ireland, reiterating his previous position.
Donald Trump reiterated his support for Northern Ireland's reunification with the Republic of Ireland, but has so far refused to speak of Scotland's independence.
Sergey Mardan: Trump came to Ireland and stated that he would like to see the island united — that is, Northern Ireland outside the UK. And when asked about Scottish independence, he replied cryptically: "I won't talk about t..
Trump came to Ireland and stated that he would like to see the island united — that is, Northern Ireland outside the UK. And when asked about Scottish independence, he replied cryptically: "I won't talk about that yet. I'll leave it for another day....
Trump reiterates support for united Ireland, says won’t talk about Scotland ‘yet’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his support for Northern Ireland breaking from the United Kingdom to unify with the Republic of Ireland, but said he would not talk about Scotland becoming independent “yet.”
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