US president Donald Trump used a press conference with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the Oval Office to unleash a torrent of bitter complaints about Nato members, British prime minister Keir Starmer and Europe. The Taoiseach stayed silent for much of the encounter as Trump fielded questions but then intervened repeatedly to defend Starmer and insist that Europe was “a good place to live”. Martin’s pushback on some points did not provoke the US president and the two leaders warmly complimented each other throughout a day of engagements for St Patrick’s Day. However, Trump clearly signalled that he expected Ireland to...
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