Analysis | Ireland’s prime minister talks Brexit and Trump

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Today’s WorldView met with Varadkar on Wednesday, one day ahead of his meetings with the president and the vice president, to ask him about Brexit, Trump and what Britain’s exit from the European Union might mean for Dublin’s relationship with Washington.TWV: What is your reaction to the votes in London against a “no deal” Brexit on Wednesday?

Are the other E.U. leaders on the same page about this? Obviously, Ireland is very worried about issues like the border with Northern Ireland, for example, but other European nations have differing priorities. I think potentially Ireland can be a bridge between the E.U. and the United States, which the U.K. can’t be anymore.

I am not sure I can. We are very different politically, and our governments are very different. We have very different views on social policy and very different views on multilateralism. I don’t think those can be reconciled, but I think that the relationship between Ireland and the U.S. is long-lasting, it’s strong. Governments in Ireland change, and presidents in America change.

We haven’t seen that. Perhaps more American companies are staying in the United States or are investing more in the United States rather than in Europe. But you know we mentioned earlier some of the political differences between the government that I lead and President Trump’s administration? There are areas of similarity, and one of those is that we believe in pro-enterprise culture. When the U.S. decided to reduce its corporation tax rate, we had no objections with that whatsoever.

The Prime Minister had a little troubling believing his eyes and ears as he listened to POTUS talk.

I’m so envious of Ireland right now. They have a PM whose policies reflect our Democratic American ideals & speaks so diplomatically about our own realDonaldTrump horror freak show

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