EU/IRELAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s planned trip to Ireland in November is now in question after the Irish government announced its postponement Tuesday [9-11-18]. Complicating matters, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders claimed in a statement shortly afterward that the administration was still ‘finalizing’ whether Ireland would be a stop on a previously announced trip to Europe. The dueling accounts added to the confusion surrounding the presidential visit, whose announcement last month caught Irish officials by surprise and which was likely to draw angry protests. In an apparent communication breakdown, representatives of the Irish government said it was their understanding that Trump’s schedule would not permit a visit in November.In August, the White House announced Trump would visit Paris to attend events on Nov. 11, the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, as well as make a stop in Ireland. In its announcement, the White House said the visit would serve to ‘renew the deep and historic ties between our two nations.'”
–Allie Malloy, Kevin Liptak and Matthew Hoye, “Trump’s previously announced visit to Ireland in question,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, September 11, 2018 2:52 pm