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Trump Discusses EU Tariffs, Gaza With Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin at White House




President Donald Trump met with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin on March 12 for the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the White House, where the two leaders discussed topics such as trade tariffs and the conflict in Gaza.

Trump met with Martin in the Oval Office and again at an evening event, where the Irish leader presented him with a bowl of shamrocks. The two also attended an annual lunch event at the Capitol.

Their meeting marked Trump’s first with a foreign leader at the Oval Office since his sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which ended in the two leaders clashing over the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Martin used the occasion to praise Trump for his work in “the pursuit of peace” in Ukraine and the Middle East and said his administration has done “some extraordinary things very quickly,” since the Republican took office.

Trump also touted Washington’s “tremendous business relationships” with Dublin, which he said “will only get stronger.”

He told reporters that he and Martin enjoy a close personal relationship that’s “very strong” and “very good.”

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