Trump backs Irish unification, breaking precedent
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Trump said in Dublin it would be "fantastic" if Northern Ireland and Ireland unified.
The remark breaks decades of U.S. neutrality on a divide tied to past violence.
背景
The United States has long been officially neutral on Irish unity, an issue that fuelled roughly three decades of violence in Northern Ireland until the 1998 Belfast Agreement, also known as the Good Friday Agreement. That U.S.-brokered deal ended the violence and provided that Northern Ireland would remain part of the United Kingdom until a majority of its people voted otherwise in a referendum. Trump's remarks in Dublin broke with decades of U.S. neutrality and caution on the divide between Ireland and Britain.
来龙去脉
- Sep 12, 2026Shortly after arriving in Dublin, President Trump said it would be "fantastic" if Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland unified, adding "It's going to happen eventually."
- Sep 12, 2026Trump made the remarks alongside Micheál Martin, Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister).
- Sep 12, 2026Later, at Deerfield Residence where the U.S. ambassador lives, Trump said he still believed it would "be a cool thing" if Northern Ireland broke away from the United Kingdom, and joked that half the room would clear out after hearing his remarks.
各方怎么说
- Official
- The UK PM's office said its position on Irish unity is unchanged after Trump's comments, stating "until that changes, there will not be one."
- Analysts
- Trump's remarks broke with decades of U.S. neutrality and with decades of U.S. caution on the divide between Ireland and Britain.
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