U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (September 13, 2026) reiterated his support for Northern Ireland breaking from the United Kingdom to unify with the Republic of Ireland, but said he would not talk about Scotland becoming independent “yet”.
Scotland, where the Trump family also owns a golf resort, voted against independence from the rest of Britain in 2014. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out another vote, as well as a referendum on Northern Ireland leaving the U.K. Trump made his comments about Irish unity after a meeting with Micheal Martin, the country’s prime minister. Mr.
In his first comments since Trump’s remarks, the Irish premier said the response from some unionist politicians was “an overreaction”. Martin said the pair discussed Northern Ireland and its relationship with the Republic of Ireland and that he also went through with the president how the British-run region achieved peace. “The chances are if one (vote) was held next week, it would find great difficulty in getting through.”
