President Arrives in Ireland to Meet With Varadkar: Trump Update

Angela Merkel and Donald Trump on the sidelines of the D-Day commemorations in Portsmouth on June 5.Photographer: Jerome Cartillier/AFP/Pool via Bloomberg

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By Kathleen Hunter, Alyza Sebenius, and Margaret Talev

June 5, 2019 at 5:40 AM UTC

Updated on

June 5, 2019 at 4:28 PM UTC

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Donald Trump arrived in Shannon, Ireland for talks with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. The President spent most of the day at D-Day commemorations in the U.K., where he met briefly with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Earlier he told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that there’s “always a chance” of military conflict with Iran and that he’s “seriously” considering a ban on gun silencers following last week’s deadly shooting in Virginia.

Donald and Melania Trump were greeted by Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on the tarmac. In a press conference shortly after that, Varadkar was quick to tell Trump that the government is anxious to avoid a border a result of Brexit, after the U.S. President told him it “will all work out with your wall.” At the moment, there’s no visible border on the island of Ireland - a situation a hard Brexit threatens.