DUP Rejects Trump’s Ireland Gambit | Belfast News

DUP leader Gavin Robinson dismisses Donald Trump’s pro-united Ireland remarks as a distracting “dead cat strategy,” insisting his party stays independent and “paddles our own canoe.” While Ulster Unionist leader Jon Burrows calls Trump’s comments “crackerjack” and “mad,” warning against aligning with him, Robinson also criticizes Sinn Féin’s White House boycott as overreach. He reaffirms that Northern Ireland’s constitutional future rests with its people — not Trump — and will be respected by both UK and Irish governments, highlighting the fractured yet pivotal political landscape shaping the region’s destiny. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/dup-never-hitched-its-wagon-to-donald-trump-gavin-robinson-claims-in-wake-of-united-ireland-comments-6WMRNVHM6FFP5EMJIPLD3NPAW4/ More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/87448c9398b6975e Report issues to [email protected].