Posted on 02/03/2017 3:59:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The Taoiseach has said he will consider inviting Donald Trump to visit Ireland when he meets the US president in Washington during St Patrick’s week. Speaking in Malta, where he was attending an EU summit, Mr Kenny said he would not be deterred by any controversy such an invitation might arouse.
“I’ll consider that when I go to Washington. I wouldn’t be afraid of any fallout from it. I will consider the question when I get there,” he said.
“I’ve had quite a deal of controversy since the president extended his invitation to the traditional St Patrick’s week engagement with Ireland. I’m very clear in my mind that that’s the right thing to do and I want the opportunity to go and talk directly to him.”
Almost two million people in Britain have signed a petition calling for Mr Trump’s planned state visit there to be cancelled. No other EU member state has invited the president to visit, although German chancellor Angela Merkel has invited him to attend a G20 meeting in Hamburg in July.
The leaders discussed the new US administration over lunch, with British prime minister Theresa May briefing them on her visit to Washington last week and Dr Merkel, the Taoiseach and French president François Hollande giving an account of their phone conversations with Mr Trump.
Warned against interference
A number of leaders were sharply critical of the president and his actions since taking office and Mr Hollande warned him against interfering in the EU’s Brexit negotiations.
“He should not get involved in what the life of the EU is. He can have an opinion, but it is up to Europe to decide how it wants to be and how it should live,” he said.
The Taoiseach rejected a call from leaders in the European Parliament for Ted Malloch, who is expected to be nominated as the next US ambassador to the EU, to be rejected. Mr Malloch has called for the EU to be “tamed” and has compared it to the Soviet Union.
“I would say if there’s an issue there, receive him in Europe and prove him wrong. We’ve got a great deal to work for, and a great deal of issues to work with here. So whoever the nominee is, he’s the nominee of America and we’ve got to deal with that,” the Taoiseach said.
Kenny = Irish Obama.
The magazine cover photo of Trump with the telescopic sight on his head is published in Ireland.
Magically delicious.
Correct, the OP I responded to is about Ireland as is my post
Sorry.
I worded that poorly.
I assumed a lot of people would just stare at the photo and not realize its an Irish Magazine.
The Irish are the world’s foremost experts on all subjects related to politics. The Irish say so themselves, over and over again.
I would not step foot in Ireland! After they allowed that type of our President photo in the crosshairs - I am going to bad mouth them for as long as I live.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.