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June 6, 2019

Trump Compares Future Irish Border to U.S.-Mexico Border Wall
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Trump's trip to France followed his state visit to the United
Kingdom-and a short visit to Ireland Wednesday, where Trump met with
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. During their brief encounter, Trump
said he believed Brexit would be a boon to the Irish Republic-and
compared Ireland's soft border with Northern Ireland to his plans to
expand the wall between the U.S. and Mexico.

President Donald Trump: "I think that will all work out. It will all
work out very well. And also for you, with your wall, your border. I
mean, we have a border situation in the United States, and you have one
over here."

Public opposition runs deep against any new border controls in a
post-Brexit Ireland.


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