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Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united Ireland

By Thomson Reuters Sep 12, 2026 | 5:20 AM

DUBLIN, Sept 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on ​Saturday he would “love” ‌to see Ireland unify with British-run Northern Ireland and that it ‌would ​happen ⁠eventually.

“Well, I don’t ⁠want to cause any problems, but I will tell you, ​I’d love to see it unified,” ⁠Trump told ⁠reporters after a ​meeting with Irish Prime ​Minister Micheal Martin in ‌Dublin.

“The way I look at it, it’s going to ⁠happen eventually … I think it would be a fantastic ⁠thing.”

“Now ‌the UK ⁠will have something ​to ‌say about it … ​but ⁠I think it would be a great thing.”

(Reporting by Padraic Halpin. Editing by Mark ​Potter)