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Connolly says Trump asked about chance of united Ireland in her lifetime
Connolly said Trump raised Irish reunification during their meeting, as unionists and conservatives reacted to his comments.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump met President Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, where he remarked he would "love to see" Ireland unified, predicting it would "happen eventually."
- Trump asked Connolly if Northern Ireland would be resolved during her lifetime, prompting her to reference the Good Friday Agreement's consensus-based approach to resolving the constitutional issue.
- Describing the 20 minutes meeting as "polite," Connolly said she discussed Article 29 of the constitution, which obligates the state to resolve disputes peacefully, while addressing Trump's questions.
- President Connolly defended her sister Margaret's right to protest but said she might have chosen "different words" regarding Margaret's comments about the White House and Gaza.
- Northern Ireland first minister Michelle O'Neill said Trump's comments highlight a "growing conversation" on constitutional change, while DUP leader Gavin Robinson dismissed them as a "dead cat strategy" to distract from other issues.
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Connolly says Trump asked about chance of united Ireland in her lifetime
The Irish President met the US President in Dublin on Saturday.
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