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Trump Cancels Trip to Ireland

September 11, 2018 at 12:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump has cancelled his planned visit to Ireland in November, the Irish Times reports.

“The visit, which was expected to attract huge protests, had been announced by the White House at the end of August. At the time it said Mr Trump would visit Ireland as part of his planned trip to Europe in November, when he was due to attend the Armistice commemorations in Paris on November 11th.”

The Independent says the development will “come as a massive relief” to the Irish government.

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