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They\u2019re Irish people. How can they be bad, right?\n I\u2019d love to see it unified. I think it would be a great feather in everybody\u2019s cap if that happened. It\u2019s going to happen eventually.\n You know what? The way I look at it, it\u2019s going to happen eventually. It may as well happen now.\n We\u2019re talking about it and you got the right man over here to get it moving.\n But, yeah, I think it would be a fantastic thing.\n Now the UK will have something to say about it, obviously. But I think it would be a great thing. I mean, how can it be bad?\u201d\nDonald Trump during a meeting with Micheal Martin at Farmleigh House. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAKey events6h agoClosing summary7h ago'US must stop facilitating genocide of Palestinian people,' says Sinn F\u00e9in leader7h agoTrump arrives at Shannon airport for Irish Open8h agoBadenoch hits back at Trump over unity comments8h ago'War and genocide can never be accepted,' says Connolly10h agoBurnham's position on Irish unification remains unchanged, says PM spokesperson10h agoTrump says Ireland unity 'would be cool'10h agoMartin spokesperson says Trump\u2019s unity comments won\u2019t change policy10h agoTrump says he could settle Falklands row11h agoHouthis asked US not to intervene, Trump says11h agoTrump: I'd love to see a unified Ireland11h agoTrump: Iran war will end after US midterm elections11h agoIran war will end very soon, says Trump11h agoTrump meets taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin12h agoTrump on Hormuz crisis: 'Everything will work out fine'12h agoVisit highlights 'deep interpersonal links' between US and Ireland, says Irish deputy premier12h agoTrump meets Irish president Catherine Connolly13h agoTrump begins two-day visit to IrelandClosing summaryThat\u2019s all from us on the US politics blog, thanks for following along. Here is a recap of the day\u2019s developments:\n \n While in Ireland for a two-day visit that combined political meetings with a stop at his Doonbeg golf resort, Donald Trump said he backed Irish reunification. He said he would \u201clove to see\u201d a united Ireland and that it \u201cmay as well happen now\u201d. He added that unification would happen eventually and suggested it would be \u201cfantastic\u201d.\n \n His comments prompted a backlash from unionists and UK politicians. Andy Burnham\u2019s position on Irish unification remains unchanged, a spokesperson for the prime minister said. Earlier this week, Burnham said he would stick to the Good Friday agreement \u201c100%\u201d and that there would be no referendum without majority public support.\n \n Similarly, Miche\u00e1l Martin\u2019s government said Trump\u2019s comments would not change its position, with a spokesperson saying it was committed to the Good Friday agreement and programme for government.\n \n Irish president Catherine Connolly used her meeting with Trump to stress Ireland\u2019s opposition to war and genocide, saying the normalisation of either \u201ccan never be accepted\u201d.\nIreland's prime minister Miche\u00e1l Martin shakes hands with US president Donald Trump during a meeting at Farmleigh House in Dublin. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP\n \n Sinn F\u00e9in leader Mary Lou McDonald called on Trump to apply the lessons of the Northern Ireland peace process to Palestine, urging the US to end arms sales to Israel and \u201cstop facilitating the genocide of Palestinian people\u201d.\n \n The US president also weighed in on the Falkland Islands row, questioning whether Britain would be willing to defend the islands and saying he could potentially help settle the dispute between the UK and Argentina.\n \n Trump said the war with Iran would end \u201cvery soon\u201d, possibly after the US midterm elections in November, adding that he expected oil prices to \u201ccome tumbling down\u201d afterwards.\n \n When asked about the crisis engulfing the strait of Hormuz, he said: \u201cEverything will work out fine.\u201d\n \n Trump ended his Dublin engagements before heading to Doonbeg, where he arrived at his golf resort for an afternoon of golf and an overnight stay, with the Irish Open taking place on the course.\nOur Ireland correspondent Rory Carroll has the full report here:Trump has landed in Doonbeg, where he will stay overnight and present the Irish Open trophy before returning to Washington tomorrow.Donald Trump lands in Marine One to attend the Irish Open in Doonbeg. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PAOn Trump\u2019s comments on Irish unification, McDonald said they should prompt the Irish government to start preparing for a united Ireland.Sinn F\u00e9in has long campaigned for Irish unification and supports holding a referendum on the issue when the conditions set out in the Good Friday Agreement are met. Under the 1998 peace deal, the Northern Ireland secretary of state should call a referendum if it appears likely that a majority would vote in favour.\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s comments on Irish reunification are timely. The taoiseach must now begin planning for a united Ireland,\u201d McDonald said.'US must stop facilitating genocide of Palestinian people,' says Sinn F\u00e9in leaderIn a message to Donald Trump, Sinn F\u00e9in leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on the US to end arms supplies to Israel and \u201cstop facilitating the genocide of Palestinian people\u201d.Her party has been a strong advocate for Palestinian rights and has urged for Israel to face greater accountability over its actions in Gaza.\u201cThe US plays a critical role in supporting peace in Ireland. That same commitment to diplomacy and peace must be applied to Palestine,\u201d McDonald said in a post on X.Sinn F\u00e9in leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on the US to end arms sales to Israel after Donald Trump\u2019s visit to Ireland. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PATrump arrives at Shannon airport for Irish OpenDonald Trump and his entourage have arrived at Shannon Airport. The US president disembarked Air Force One, shook hands with Irish ministers and waved to the cameras before hopping aboard Marine One, the presidential helicopter, for the journey to Doonbeg.Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Shannon airport. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PATrump is greeted by Ireland's minister for state, Timmy Dooley. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APTrump waves before boarding Marine One. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APGarda officers await the arrival of US president Donald Trump at his golf resort in Doonbeg on day three of the Irish Open. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PATrump has departed Dublin and is due to arrive in Shannon shortly, before travelling to Doonbeg to spend the afternoon at his golf resort.Spectators watch as Air Force One, carrying US president Donald Trump, flies over the Irish Open in Doonbeg. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PABadenoch hits back at Trump over unity commentsConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has waded into the row over Trump\u2019s Ireland unity comments, accusing the US president of \u201cshooting from the hip\u201d and describing his remarks as \u201cdeeply unhelpful\u201d.In a post on X, she said:\n double quotation markPresident Trump is shooting from the hip as usual, just like he did with Greenland and Canada becoming the 51st state. This sort of loose talk about the future of democratic countries is deeply unhelpful and creates unnecessary tension.\n Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. At a time when separatists are in power in Scotland, Wales and NI, we need a Government that will defend the Union clearly and confidently.\n The Conservative and Unionist Party as is our true name will always defend the union. I would like to see the same clarity from Andy Burnham, rather than entertaining the idea of more independence referenda as he did on Wednesday at PMQs.\nKemi Badenoch said Donald Trump\u2019s unity comments were \u2018unhelpful\u2019. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA'War and genocide can never be accepted,' says ConnollyIrish president Catherine Connolly has issued a statement about her meeting with Donald Trump, saying \u201cwar and genocide can never be accepted\u201d.\n double quotation markAs President of Ireland, I am very conscious that Ireland and the United States of America are bound by strong ties. This is a deep connection, built over centuries, which allows us to speak openly to one another.\n We are in a world facing the existential threat posed by war and climate change, both of which are inextricably interlinked.\n I conveyed the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted.\n As a country which has suffered famine, colonisation and the violence of the Troubles, but also the importance of the long and challenging road to peace, I emphasised the unique insight which Irish people can bring to the resolution of conflict.\u201d\nIreland's president Catherine Connolly greets Donald Trump at \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in in Dublin. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPAA large crowd is gathering in the centre of Dublin to voice their opposition to Trump\u2019s visit to Ireland.The march is beginning at the city\u2019s garden of remembrance.Participants are carrying banners and flags, and chanting: \u201cDonald Trump, can you hear? We don\u2019t want you here.\u201dA protester in Dublin. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty ImagesA protester in Dublin. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty ImagesProtesters in Dublin. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PANorthern Ireland\u2019s leading unionist parties, the DUP and UUP, have hit back at Trump\u2019s call for a unified Ireland.DUP leader Gavin Robinson posted on X:\n double quotation markPresident Trump knows better than most that elections matter.\n Northern Ireland\u2019s constitutional future will be decided by the people of Northern Ireland, not by commentary in London, Dublin or Washington.\n Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom because that is the settled democratic will of its people.\n I am confident NI will continue to choose the UK and the security it offers. As unionists we are not interested in the destruction of our country by joining with the Irish Republic.\nTUV leader Jim Allister said Trump \u201cis not the first US president to meddle in the affairs which don\u2019t concern him\u201d.He added:\n double quotation markNorthern Ireland is not a pawn in Trump\u2019s fall-out with the UK. Our constitutional future does not depend on him or any other foreign dignitary.\nUlster Unionist Party Leader Jon Burrows MLA said the US president \u201clike anyone else in the world, is entitled to express his view on the constitutional future of another country\u201d, before adding:\n double quotation markBut the only people whose decision counts are the people of Northern Ireland.\n That is the principle of consent, now enshrined in law through the Belfast Agreement, negotiated and delivered by the Ulster Unionist Party.\n America has been, and remains, an important ally, from the Second World War and the global fight against terrorism to the defence of democracy around the world. Their businesses increasingly see that our workforce here is the best in the world.\n But when all is said and done, Northern Ireland\u2019s future will be decided by the people of Northern Ireland.\n I am confident that we are safer, more secure and more prosperous within the United Kingdom, and that is where we will remain.\nTrump has finish his speech at Deerfield, ending on a warm note as he praised Ireland and its people.\u201cThis country is fantastic, it\u2019s just a fantastic place, I love it,\u201d he said.\u201cI have investments here but that\u2019s not why I love it. I like it because of it\u2019s special people, you have unbelievable people in Ireland.\u201dSpeaking of the Irish people, there have been protests in Dublin against Trump\u2019s visit.When he was asked earlier about the demonstrations, the US president said: \u201cI didn\u2019t know there was a protest. It can\u2019t be a very big one because we\u2019ve been all over Ireland today already, it\u2019s early in the morning\u2026 but I haven\u2019t seen any protest, It\u2019s a friendly protest.\u201dPeople take part in an anti-Trump protest march through Dublin city centre during Donald Trump's trip to Ireland. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PABack to Trump\u2019s speech, where he has offered his assessment of the Irish people, praising them for their warmth and friendliness before warning they can be \u201cvicious bastards\u201d.\n double quotation markYou know they say you can\u2019t generalise about groups of people, countries, but you can. People love coming to Ireland. You know why? Because they love you. They love the people. There\u2019s a friendliness.\n There\u2019s also a viciousness and a toughness. Let me tell you, you are some of the most vicious bastards... but when you want to be nice, there is nobody nicer.\u201d\nDonald Trump delivers remarks at Deerfield in Dublin. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APBurnham's position on Irish unification remains unchanged, says PM spokespersonPrime minister \u2060Andy Burnham\u2019s position on Irish unification remains unchanged, \u2060a spokesperson said.It came after Donald Trump \u200btold reporters after a \u200bmeeting with Miche\u00e1l Martin \u200bin Dublin that unification would \u201chappen eventually\u201d.During prime minister\u2019s questions on Wednesday, Burnham said he would stick to the Good Friday agreement \u201c100%\u201d.\u201cI am not aware that there is majority public support for another referendum, and until that changes, there will not be one,\u201d he said.PA reports that among the gifts Donald Trump received from Irish president Catherine Connolly was a St Brigid\u2019s Cross, traditionally associated with peace, along with a collection of poetry that included Michael Longley\u2019s sonnet Ceasefire.The symbolism of the gifts is rather hard to miss. As our Ireland correspondent, Rory Carroll, writes in his report ahead of Trump\u2019s visit to Dublin, Connolly was a vocal critic of Trump before becoming president:\n double quotation markBefore winning the Irish presidency \u2013 a ceremonial post \u2013 last year, Connolly was an independent leftwing member of parliament for Galway who protested against Trump\u2019s 2019 visit and more recently assailed him over his positions and policies on Gaza, Iran and other issues. \u201cIf we are going to act as an independent sovereign state, a neutral republic, we must use our voice to speak to power and the abuse of power by president Trump,\u201d she said.\n Asked in March about the criticism, Trump replied: \u201cHe\u2019s lucky I exist.\u201d\nDonald Trump looks on besides Irish president Catherine Connolly during an arrival ceremony at \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in in Dublin. 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