# Trump calls a united Ireland a 'great thing'

> Day one of the US president's Irish trip ends with one line doing all the talking, and golf waiting tomorrow.
- Title: Trump calls a united Ireland a 'great thing' · BBC News
- Summary: Day one of the US president's Irish trip ends with one line doing all the talking, and golf waiting tomorrow. Trump's off-the-cuff blessing of a united…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.com/news/live/cqp9302g20z8t
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## Trump backs a united Ireland
The US president said a united Ireland would be a 'great thing'. On a visit built around golf, that was the line everyone picked up.
## Day one wraps
BBC News closed its live page on the first day of the visit, after hours of rolling updates from the president's arrival onward.

> That brings our coverage of day one of US President Donald Trump's visit to Ireland to a close.
## The reaction lives elsewhere
Responses to Trump's comments were pulled into a separate write-up rather than left scattered across the live feed.

> You can read all of what happened today and reaction to some of Trump's comments in our story here
## Next stop, the Irish Open
Trump spends the following day and a half at the tournament. The political stop is over; the sporting one is just starting.
## Follow it on BBC Sport
Live coverage moves from the news desk to the sports desk, where the golf gets its own rolling page.

> just like Trump you can follow all the coverage live over on the BBC Sport website
## Seven people, one page
Ben Lonsdale, Katie Williams, Barry O'Connor, Jacob Phillips and Lili Busby wrote the day's posts, with Ciarán McCauley and Charlotte Hadfield editing.
## Key takeaway

Trump's off-the-cuff blessing of a united Ireland was the story of day one, and the rest of his trip is golf.