TAOISEACH Simon Harris this morning congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his victory and told how Ireland "will work to deepen and strengthen" the bonds between our nations. It was confirmed this morning that Trump - who has vowed the biggest deportation of migrants in history, more tariffs on foreign trade and promised to end the war in Ukraine and Middle East - is set to be the 45th and 47th president of the US. The Republican was leading by 175,000 votes at the time the race was called, with Democratic leader Kamala Harris underperforming Biden's 2020 run in almost every county.
In a statement this morning, Taoiseach Simon Harris joined other world leaders in congratulating Donald Trump on his sweeping election victory . Directly addressing Mr Trump on social media, he said: "Congratulations to US President-elect Donald Trump on your victory. "The people of the United States have spoken and Ireland will work to deepen and strengthen the historic and unbreakable bonds between our people and our nations in the years ahead.
" In an official statement, Harris added: "The world faces many challenges and needs leadership to meet them. "With the US and Ireland’s shared commitment to democracy and international law, we can, and will, tackle these challenges." Tanaiste Micheal Martin was also among those to congratulate the President-elect.
The Fianna Fail leader said: "I congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his election as the 47th President of the United States .
