{"id":327181,"date":"2026-03-18T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-trump-talking-about-reunifying-ireland\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:00:29","slug":"why-is-trump-talking-about-reunifying-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-trump-talking-about-reunifying-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Trump talking about reunifying Ireland?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/C5fxvU_NpXE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is Trump talking about reunifying Ireland?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C5fxvU_NpXE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The fountain turned green at the White House\u2026 and the Irish\u00a0Prime Minister turned into the British\u00a0prime minister\u2019s most loyal ally\u2026 when Donald Trump took aim at Keir Starmer\u2026again.<\/p>\n<p>Our Ireland correspondent, Stephen Murphy, was in the Oval Office as it happened.<\/p>\n<p>Plus &#8211; Donald Trump jokes about a merger between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Another day with more confusing\u00a0geopolitical\u00a0messaging\u00a0from this president. Is he being properly\u00a0briefed, or does he not care?<\/p>\n<p>And the Iran war is proving divisive, even among the president\u2019s loyal lieutenants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The counterterrorism director he appointed has stepped down saying he cannot in good conscience support Trump\u2019s war in Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Is this more evidence that the MAGA right is splintering over this conflict?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #iran #middleeast #trump #israel #usa #maga #ireland #stpatricksday <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fountain turned green at the White House\u2026 and the Irish\u00a0Prime Minister turned into the British\u00a0prime minister\u2019s most loyal ally\u2026 when Donald Trump took aim at Keir Starmer\u2026again. 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