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Could an off-the-cuff Trump remark cause turmoil in the U.K?

Donald Trump speaks in Ireland.
President Donald Trump speaks at Deerfield Residence, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Edward S. Walsh, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Dublin. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Last weekend, President Donald Trump traveled to Ireland to attend the Irish Open at his gold course in Doonbeg. During a meeting with Irish Prime Minister, Micheál Martin, Trump suggested unifying Ireland, despite the 1998 Good Friday agreement, which ended a 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland between the Protestants and the Roman Catholics in support of leaving the U.K. Though Trump spoke highly of his relationship with Ireland, Dublin advocates have taken to the streets to protest his comments.