St. Patrick's Day Meeting with Trump

He points out a poorly drawn Donald Trump image on the skirting of the Oval Office, then gives him a massive kick up the arse.

MM is not going to rock the boat. He will be smiling and laughing at Trumps stupid jokes.

More riding instructions being offered to MM than at the entire Cheltenham Festival.

throw the bowl of shamrock at him and run

Instead of giving Trump the bowl of Shamrock, give him the Ladybird book on Trump and then exit left quickley.

Trump knows this meeting is closely watched by the large Irish American population. It's a light hearted occasion and not a situation where hard politics are discussed.

They'll talk golf, Ryder cup, masters, Rory McIlroy. Ryanair might get a mention too as a huge customer of Boeing.

I don't think anything serious will be discussed.

Vance will be similar. He'll want to bask in the feel good vibes of Patrick's Day just like his puppet master.

Mick Mulvaney, Trump's former chief of staff, thinks MM shouldn't go.

https://www.businesspost.ie/news-focus/exclusive-micheal-martin-should-sit-out-paddys-day-white-house-trip-trumps-ex-chief-of-staff-s/

He says there is too many grenades.

When the Trump administration fully digests the extent of our trade surplus with US this might not end well. Gaza not gone down well for us either.

He also repeats what Sean Spicer said about the Irish embassy basically ignoring Republicans since 2016. A strategic mistake.

I think he has to invite him on a state visit for the Golf seen as it was mooted. Would be very poor form not to.

Apple has committed $500 billion to the states, I’d say he’s happy enough with that, Ireland in fairness tried not to pay it so I’d say he’s more blaming the EU than us.

When he figures out Greenland is actually Iceland he’ll probably try and make us the 52nd state.

He will probably spend his time sucking up to the unionist politicians. He is the type who makes social media posts on the anniversary of IRA bombs yet posts nothing on the anniversary of Dublin 1974 or Bloody Sunday. I have read a discussion about this on Reddit. Using deaths as a political tool.

Ask Trump does he want exclusive rights to a golf course on Craggy Island

“… that would be an ecumenical matter Mr President…. “

For all our sakes there is much riding on this, so I hope he doesn’t take advice from the student Union fraternity in the Oireachtas and it goes well …. I presume there is some form of rabbit up the sleeve, mention of possible US LNG purchases? Military hardware ?

He needs to keep the childish bullshyte that poses as political discourse in Ireland at bay and sit there, smile like a gormless fool and try suss out what Lutnick has in his sights in regards to Ireland.

Oh and shake businessmen's hands.