"Almost 40 minutes on the button, and just six of those were from the Taoiseach. Despite his best efforts to interject and direct the face-to-face in the Oval Office to the Irish media's side of the room, this was Trump 101, with everything from Iran to China to windmills on the US president's hit list."
During a traditional St Patrick's Day meeting in the Oval Office, the Taoiseach wore Irish and European colours while robustly defending British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The approximately 40-minute meeting was heavily dominated by President Trump, who spoke for roughly 34 of those minutes. Despite the Taoiseach's attempts to direct the conversation toward Irish media and interject with his own points, Trump controlled the agenda, covering topics including Iran, China, and windmills. The interaction exemplified Trump's characteristic communication style, where he maintains control of discussions and steers them toward his preferred subjects.
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