Taoiseach Micheal Martin was in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for a meeting with President Donald Trump, but tariffs and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza set political “land mines” for Martin, according to European policy expert Donatienne Ruy.

In a meeting with Ireland’s prime minister, President Trump gave no hint of backing down from actions that have caused fissures in the trans-Atlantic alliance.

President Trump is scheduled to meet with the Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin at the White House on Wednesday. Ahead of his visit to Washington, Martin stressed the important relationship between the U.