Donald Trump says he would ‘love’ to see united Ireland

US president say on visit to republic that unification will happen eventually so ‘may as well happen now’ • Trump’s visit to Ireland – live updates Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see a united Ireland and that it “may as well happen now”. The US president appeared to endorse the push for constitutional change on the island at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland on Saturday. The unexpected intervention prompted a swift rebuttal from the UK government and Northern Ireland’s unionist l