Trump's visit to Ireland
President Trump made a two-day visit to Ireland, meeting President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheal Martin in Dublin before attending the Irish Open golf tournament, amid a poll showing 69% of Irish people did not support the visit and planned protests over Gaza. Sitting beside Martin, Trump said he would "love to see" a united Ireland and predicted it would "happen eventually," calling it "a fantastic thing" while acknowledging "the UK would have something to say about it." It was a rare instance of a sitting US president explicitly backing Irish reunification, a step even Joe Biden, who frequently cited his own Irish heritage, had avoided given the issue's sensitivity under the Good Friday Agreement.
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13 September 2026
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12 September 2026
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- President Trump to arrive in Ireland for two-day visit BBC News
- President Trump arrives in Dublin to meet Ireland’s leaders before attending golf tournament CNN
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- Donald Trump meets Irish leaders as he begins two-day Ireland visit BBC News
- Donald Trump says united Ireland would be a 'great thing' on two-day visit to country BBC News
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- Trump says a unified Ireland would be ‘fantastic’ during Irish visit Al Jazeera
- Donald Trump says unified Ireland would be a 'great thing' as he meets Irish prime minister BBC News
- A united Ireland would be 'fantastic' says Trump during Irish visit BBC News
- President Trump says Irish reunification ‘would be a fantastic thing,’ during visit to Ireland CNN
- Trump says Irish reunification ‘would be a fantastic thing,’ during visit to Ireland CNN
- Trump, wading into controversy, says reunification `would be a fantastic thing’ during Ireland visit CNN
- Trump says Irish unification would be ‘fantastic,’ wading into sensitive topic during weekend visit CNN
- Trump says he would 'love' to see Ireland unified as one nation Fox News
- Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be ‘Fantastic,’ Breaking With Precedent New York Times
- Trump predicts Ireland will 'eventually' reunify into a single nation Fox News