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Engagement with Trump is ‘not about his personal views’

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First Minister Michelle O’Neill says she will “never agree” with US President Donald Trump but will engage with him on economic issues of interest to Northern Ireland.

Trump’s second term in office began on Monday, with Stormont’s political parties divided on his return to front-line politics.

On Tuesday, the first and deputy first ministers said they had yet to receive an invite for St Patrick’s Day events in Washington DC and would “judge it if and when” it comes.

It is custom for executive ministers to be invited and attend St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the US.

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