WHEN DONALD TRUMP visited Ireland for the first time as US president in 2019, there was very much a sense that it was a political headache for the Irish government. President Donald Trump, joined by First Lady Melania Trump and former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, signing the guestbook at Shannon Airport in 2019. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock PhotoSo where would this bilateral between the Taoiseach of the day Leo Varadkar and Trump take place? Trump and Varadkar meeting in a room in Shannon Airport. But having sat through many bilateral meeting press conferences between Trump and the Taoiseach of the day over the years, be it Enda Kenny, Varadkar or Martin, Trump tends to only have kind words about Ireland.