Donald Trump touched down in Shannon Airport this evening, marking his first visit to Ireland since become the President of the United States.
Shortly after landing, Trump was greeted by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, and the pair held a joint press conference – and one particular comment Trump made has ruffled a lot of feathers.
While discussing Brexit and the affect it will have on Ireland, Donald compared the post-Brexit Irish border with his own planned wall for the US border with Mexico.
He said: “I think it will all work out very well. Also for you with your wall, your border.”
Donald Trump has compared the post-Brexit Irish border with his own planned wall for the US border with Mexico.
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 5, 2019
“We have a border situation in the United States, and you have a border over here, but I hear it’s going to work out… it’s going to work out very well here,” he said.
Naturally, Trump’s comments caused a stir on Twitter. See how people are reacting below:
Donald Trump just compared the Irish border after Brexit to the US border wall. During a press conference with the Taoiseach. I don’t know how @LeoVaradkar managed to keep a straight face. pic.twitter.com/8RLohYhNJ1
— Evan O’Connell (@evanoconnell) June 5, 2019
Introduces our Taoiseach as ‘Prime Minister’, talks about ‘walls’ in Ireland & says the United States has the ‘cleanest air in the world & its’ gotten better since I became President. We are setting records environmentally’. ???? #TrumpInIreland pic.twitter.com/m4C7rMt118
— Deric Ó hArtagáinTV (@deric_tv) June 5, 2019
Varadkar looks baffled when Trump says he hopes everything will work out in Ireland with “your WALL and for your border.” ???? #TrumpInIreland pic.twitter.com/2fc2TcUn79
— Paul Healy (@Healyhack) June 5, 2019
Trump likens Irish border issue to wall between US and Mexico.
Is there any situation this orange buffoon can’t make worse? ???? https://t.co/JrK57gMlol— BBERRYBETH (@bberrybeth365) June 5, 2019
At a press conference today, Donald Trump said to Leo Varadkar:
“I think it will all work out very well, and also for you with your wall.”
Donald Trump is an idiot.
— Jay O’Rio (@northernsoul78) June 5, 2019
Trump and his family will stay at his Doonbeg resort tonight, before heading to France for D-Day events tomorrow.
On Thursday night, the US President will once again stay at his hotel in Co. Clare, before leaving Ireland on Friday.
