Donald Trump says "going to happen eventually" on Irish unification

During a two-day visit to Ireland, US President Donald Trump told reporters at Farmleigh House in Dublin alongside Irish premier Micheál Martin that he favored making Ireland one country, responding to a question about unity between the Republic and Northern Ireland. He described that outcome as a question of timing and said the UK would also be involved. The issue is governed by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement: the UK secretary of state may call a unification referendum and must do so if a majority appears likely to back it, while voters in the Republic also would have to approve. The comments came during a heavily secured trip with planned protests, after UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham had ruled out a unity referendum earlier this year, prompting political dispute.