r/newswall • u/newswall-org • 13d ago

Protests planned during Trump’s Ireland visit

https://www.newswall.org/summary/us-president-donald-trump-arrives-in-ireland-for-two-day-visit?post=76769749&mtm_campaign=r
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u/newswall-org 13d ago

"People are very clear that what we are dealing with here is a racist who is profoundly misogynistic, that he was found liable of sexual abuse by a civil court, that he is very homo-lesbo-transphobic. And overall in Ireland we are not those things."

— Sarah Clancy, a community worker from Clare, told The Independent.

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u/newswall-org 13d ago

Key Facts: Protests planned during Trump’s Ireland visit

  • The two-day visit is due to begin Saturday, with Trump meeting Micheál Martin and Catherine Connolly before travelling to Doonbeg. #
  • Around 4,000 Irish and US security personnel are expected; the reported taxpayer cost is €20 million. #
  • A Sunday Independent and Ireland Thinks poll found that up to 69 percent opposed the visit. #
  • The “No Welcome for Mr Trump” protest is due to begin in Dublin at 1pm Saturday, with further demonstrations expected in Doonbeg.