Trump touches a nerve while in Ireland by saying reunification would be 'fantastic'
Ireland's President Catherine Connolly, center left, greets U.S. President Donald Trump, center right, during a meeting at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
DUBLIN (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that a unified Ireland would be “fantastic” as he waded into a complex and politically charged subject during a weekend visit to a tournament at his Irish golf course.
At a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin, Trump said he would love to see the reunification of the Republic of Ireland with the United Kingdom's Northern Ireland.