00:00Ireland sees Donald Trump's visit as a chance to impress the US president.
00:04But while the Irish government is turning on the charm, the visit has a lot of risk.
00:08Arguably for Trump, the main part of the two-day visit is when he goes to the west
00:12coast of Ireland to his golf resort, which is hosting the Irish Open.
00:15But before then, he's had diplomacy in Dublin, where he's met with the Irish
00:19Prime Minister, Taoiseach Michael Martin, and the Irish President Catherine Connolly.
00:23After which, when he was asked, he said that the US and Ireland has a great relationship
00:27and even that he would like to see a reunification between the Republic of Ireland
00:30and Northern Ireland, a UK region.
00:32That's controversial because UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham recently said
00:36that this discussion is off the table.
00:38Meanwhile, thousands of people are out protesting Trump's visit.
00:42And why are the risks so high for Dublin?
00:44Well, Trump has lashed out at European allies recently, including the UK, Spain and Denmark.
00:50And Ireland, which hosts a lot of American companies like Eli Lilly and Apple,
00:55will be hoping that it's not next.
00:57The visit does have a lot of risks for Trump himself.
00:59He has US midterm elections coming up in November, where top of mind for voters
01:03is the cost of living.
01:05And his visit to Ireland to a sporting event might be seen by some
01:08as a distraction from bigger issues back home.
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