Trump would ‘love’ to see a united Ireland, he says in Dublin stop

DUBLIN – President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would "love" to see British-run Northern Ireland unify with Ireland, remarks made during a visit to Dublin that drew a sharp response from pro-British unionists in Northern Ireland.

Trump's comments come weeks after new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said a referendum on Northern Ireland leaving the United Kingdom was "off the table," a position Downing Street on Saturday said remained unchanged.

"Well, I don't want to cause any problems, but I will tell you, I'd love to see it unified," Trump told reporters sitting next to Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin after the pair met in Dublin. "It's going to happen eventually … I think it would be a fantastic thing."

"Now the U.K. will have something to say about it … but I think it would be a great thing," he added.

Trump later said that there "was no good answer" to the question on Irish unity but repeated that he thought it would be "a very cool thing."

Under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, a referendum on Northern Ireland leaving the U.K. can be held only at the discretion of the British government. The accord…

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