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Donald Trump says he would ‘love’ to see united Ireland
US president says on visit to republic that unification will happen eventually so ‘may as well happen now’ Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see a united Ireland and that it “may as well happen now”. The US president appeared to endorse the push for constitutional change on the island at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland on Saturday. The unexpected intervention prompted a swift rebuttal from the UK government and Northern Ireland’s unionist leaders. Continue reading...
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US president says on visit to republic that unification will happen eventually so ‘may as well happen now’ Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see a united Ireland and that it “may as well happen now”. The US president appeared to endorse the push for constitutional change on the island at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland on Saturday. The unexpected intervention prompted a swift rebuttal from the UK government and Northern Ireland’s unionist leaders. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Donald Trump says he would ‘love’ to see united Ireland, US president says on visit to republic that unification will happen eventually so ‘may as well happen now’ Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see a united Ireland and that it “may as well happen now”. The US president appeared to endorse the push for constitutional change on the island at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland on Saturday. The unexpected intervention prompted a swift rebuttal from the UK government and Northern Ireland’s unionist leaders. Continue reading…
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