(14 Mar 2019) President Donald Trump welcomed Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to the White House for an early St. Patrick's Day celebration Thursday. The day falls on Sunday.
During an Oval Office meeting, Trump weighed in on Britain's ongoing debate over leaving the European Union, saying Brexit is "tearing the country apart."
Trump said he's "surprised at how badly" the negotiation has been handled. Trump, who sees himself as a master dealmaker, says he gave advice to British Prime Minister Theresa May but that she didn't listen to him.
He said both sides are very "cemented in" and called it a "tough situation" and a "shame."
British lawmakers were deciding Thursday whether to seek a delay to Brexit, which is currently scheduled for March 29. May grudgingly granted the vote after Parliament twice rejected her proposed EU divorce deal
Following their Oval Office meeting, Varadkar will head to the Capitol for the annual "Friends of Ireland" lunch hosted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Trump will dine with lawmakers hours before the Republican-controlled Senate was set to rebuke the Republican president for declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Democratic-controlled House, led by Pelosi, voted easily last month to block the declaration.
Varadkar will return to the White House later Thursday for an annual shamrock ceremony.
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