Ireland Prime Minister, Michael Martin, is the latest European leader to visit US President Donald Trump during his second term at the White House.

But this occasion was a significant episode: to hold receptions and events before St. Patrick, a famous Irish holiday that is held every year on March 17.

However, Wednesday’s visit was cloudy by many issues that were looming on the horizon that accompanied other European leaders to the White House, including the Russian war in Ukraine and the fate of the delicate ceasefire in Gaza.

Trump seized a lot of lights, and the court held an oval office. When the American president took questions from the media, Martin looked relatively silent.

When Martin spoke, Martin gave the warm praise of the Irish -American alliance and historical relations between the two countries.

He also described Trump’s self -role as a peacemaker, as did the French president Emmanuel Macron And the British Prime Minister Care Starmer When they visited the White House in late February.

“Mr. President, we are now grateful for the United States to contribute to diverting our island,” Martin said at a lunch for Ireland’s friends, a group of American legislators from the two parties. “We wish you success in its efforts to bring peace to Ukraine and the Middle East and elsewhere.”

Here are five fast food from their meeting today at the White House.

A relatively warm visit, despite the provinces

The atmosphere was more comfortable than some of Trump’s last recent visits. Since he took office, Trump welcomed a flow of world leaders, including King Abdullah II From Jordan and Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinski, with whom he was Screaming.

Both leaders came in the context of the search for assurances about American cooperation in regional conflicts: the war in Ukraine and Israel in Gaza.

But with Martin – known entitled Taoiseach, Irish for “Chief” – the risks were somewhat lower.

While sitting in their oval office, Martin’s conversation with Trump was zag to the luxurious Dunbig Golf Resort, located on the western coast of Ireland.

“I would just say, the president, you have a discrimination in existence, I think, the only president who physically invested in Ireland through Doonbig,” said Martin.

“I love this man,” Trump answered, referring to a thumb in Martin.

Trump responded to his own form of compliment, as the history of the Martin family was called as the son of the famous boxer – and Irish stereotypes about the fighting.

“I know a lot of Irish fighters. Trump said at the lunch banquet, before he resorted to Martin, they like to fight, and they are good at that as well. His father was a great fighter, in fact. This means, genetically, I will not mess with you. You understand? I believe in that.”

Trump’s vice president, JD Vance, even wore Shamrok socks and a green tie to celebrate this occasion.

But at some point during the visit, Trump’s journalist faced some of the prominent absence of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations for this year.

Irish parties, such as Shinn Finn, announced last month that they will boycott the events in Washington, DC, on Trump’s position in Gaza.

“What are they boycotting?” Trump asked.

When the journalist explained, Trump ignored. “I didn’t hear that.”

Trump uses a “Palestinian” as a spectrum, rejecting fears of ethnic cleansing

Trump has previously said that he wanted to “possess” war -torn lands and permanently displace them with its Palestinian population, in a move similar to critics with ethnic cleansing.

But in recent weeks, the US President has retired from this proposal. In an interview on February 21, for example, I told my Fox News, “I am not forcing it. I just I’m going to sit and recommend it.”

However, his comments continued in this regard all over the world, especially as he continued to pressure to include countries like Canada.

At some point, one of the correspondents asked Martin whether he intended to discuss Trump’s previous plans to expel the Palestinians from Gaza.

Instead, Trump jumped, responded with denial. He replied, “Nobody expels any Palestinians.”

The Palestinians were conjured up again at another point in the conversation of the Oval Office, where Trump reminded his last speech in a joint session of Congress. The term “Palestinian” was used as an insult to the bombing of its competitors in the Democratic Party.

“Democrats must collect their actions together, and if they do not vote, what you will do is that you will get taxes that will go through the ceiling,” Trump said, apparently indicates the last budget negotiations in Congress.

After that, he was the axis of the leader of the Senate Minority Chuck Schumer, a member of the Jewish Senate who led a democratic resistance to a budget that agreed to Trump.

“You have some very bad things that happen, and Democratic people will blame. And Shomer is a Palestinian, as much as I am concerned. You know, he became Palestinian. He used to be a Jew. He is no longer a Jew: he is Palestinian.”

However, Martin Trump praised his approach to the peace process in general. After Trump was asked about the province of Saint Patrick, Irish Prime Minister intervened “to praise the president in peace initiatives” in Gaza and other places.

He also drew parallel to the peace process in Northern Ireland, where there was sectarian violence for several decades, and continued in the nineties.

“I remember again in the early 1990s, when the initial steps are the first to obtain peace in Ireland [were taken]People criticized people like John Hume or people like Albert Reynolds who were then. But they went to go.

However, Martin again emphasized his country’s commitment to a two -state solution to Israel and the Palestinians, although he provided a warning about the feasibility.

“Our point of view was that the two -state solution would be perfect. It became more difficult and difficult with the progress of times. But this was always our position.”

Trump says it was “the most difficult ever” for Russia

A lot of attention also fell during their meeting in the ongoing war in Ukraine, as Russia launched a large -scale invasion in February 2022.

Just one day ago, on Tuesday, US and Ukrainian officials agreed to propose a 30 -day ceasefire during negotiations in Saudi Arabia. Russia, however, has not yet agreed to the deal.

Trump admitted that the American envoys were already on their way to Moscow to encourage Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept him. However, Putin pledged not to adhere to the temporary ceasefire, for fear that Ukraine would be deported.

However, Prime Minister Martin’s visit has brought mind the last time that a foreign leader visited the Oval Office. On February 28, Ukraine President Zelinski arrived at the White House to discuss a deal that would see the United States rights on part of the rare land minerals in his country for support.

However, the meeting left his path, as Trump distributed Zelinski to “not” thanks “enough and show” disrespect. ” Trump also accused Zelinski of not wanting to bring peace to Ukraine.

The US President indicated that the meeting again on Wednesday, sitting next to Martin.

I have always said that Ukraine may have been the most difficult party. I saw. I was here a week ago when some interesting things happened. “” I had someone who did not seem to want peace. Now he agreed to peace. “

He also took pain to speak strongly about Putin, a leader who has shown public admiration for him. At the meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump shouted at one time, “Putin has gone through a lot with me,” although it is unclear what he meant.

Putin is currently undergoing the arrest memo of the International Criminal Court, due to crimes against humanity in Ukraine.

“What I did to Russia was very difficult. Trump said, comparing himself with his predecessors, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush.

It hinted that he could take economic measures against Russia, which is something that has been alluded to. But after that, he was snatched.

“In the financial sense, yes, we can do very bad things for Russia. It will be destroyed by Russia. But I don’t want to do it because I want to see peace, and we are getting close to accomplishing something,” Trump said.

Trump threatens more customs tariffs for the European Union

While peace negotiations acquired a lot of the president’s attention, he also spoke about a preferred economic tool: definitions.

On Wednesday, the United States imposed a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum imports, and Canada and the European Union (EU) responded to its revenge trade measures.

But the trade war can escalate more, as Trump has warned himself of the Oval Office.

In response to a question, Trump said: “Of course, I will respond.” “The European Union has been created to benefit from the United States.”

Ireland did not excuse this statement, even when a media personality asked her. Instead, Ireland was accused of fishermen in the American pharmaceutical industry.

“All sudden Ireland has our pharmaceutical companies,” Trump said. “This beautiful island, which has five million people, has obtained the entire American pharmaceutical industry in its understanding.”

Many major American pharmaceutical companies, including Merck and Pfizer, have factories in Ireland, which are drawn with low taxes.

Its products help pay a trade deficit with the United States. From 2024The United States imported $ 103.3 billion of Irish goods and confiscated 16.5 billion dollars in return.

But experts warn that since most pharmaceutical products in Ireland have not been sent to the United States to complete the manufacturing process, the customs tariff for these goods may increase the costs of producing medical products.

However, Trump frame the trade deficit as a result of the leadership of the poor United States.

“The United States should not let it happen. We had stupid leaders. We had leaders who had no idea. Or, let’s say, they were not businessmen.”

Trump raises the housing crisis in Ireland as a “good problem”

There is no meeting with Trump that is not without a few moments of eyebrows, and Trump showed some of the usual Zins to the media, including expanding his presidency beyond the constitutional borders.

“Taoiseach, I just want to thank you again for being here. Trump said at the end of his lunch notes:” It is an honor, and we hope to do this at least three times. “

“We’ll do this three times – at least. When I say” at least “, they feel fully crazy,” he said, referring to the media.

Trump cannot run for positions again in 2028, when presidents are limited to two periods in the United States.

But Trump also fought outside American policy, to one of the most urgent issues in Ireland: the housing crisis.

Experts say population growth has exceeded housing supplies, which has increased the costs of those available properties. Displacement in height. The Central Statistics Office in Ireland estimates that nearly two out of three people between the ages of 18 and 34 live with their parents.

One of the Irish correspondents, Trump, with his experience in real estate, requested advice to Martin.

“You know why they have a residential crisis?” Trump answered. “Because they are doing a good job. They can’t produce homes quickly enough. This is a good problem, not a bad problem.”

Martin seemed cheerful with Trump’s support: “This is a good answer.”

With the outbreak of the room with questions, Trump stressed the point: “Everyone should have this problem.”