{"id":698,"date":"2026-09-13T17:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/?p=698"},"modified":"2026-09-13T17:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:08:07","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-just-now-trump-cracks-joke-over-melania-declining-7-hour-ireland-flight-more-info%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/?p=698","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 JUST NOW: Trump Cracks Joke Over Melania Declining 7-Hour Ireland Flight\u2026 more info\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">DUBLIN, IRELAND<\/b> \u2014 President Donald Trump shared a lighthearted story about First Lady Melania Trump during his visit to Ireland on Saturday, September 12, explaining why she decided to skip the seven-hour journey.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Speaking at the U.S. ambassador\u2019s residence, Trump told the audience that Melania sent her regards and was following the visit from afar. When he asked her why she wouldn&#8217;t join him, her response was more about her mood than a busy schedule.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">\u201cMy wife is here in spirit. She\u2019s watching right now,\u201d Trump said, adding that she asked him to say hello to people she knows in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Trump then recounted asking her to come along for the trip: \u201cI said, well, \u2018Why don\u2019t you come with me?\u2019 She said, \u2018Well, it\u2019s a seven-hour trip. Maybe I\u2019m not that friendly.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-699\" src=\"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-13-2026-11_59_08-AM-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-13-2026-11_59_08-AM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-13-2026-11_59_08-AM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-13-2026-11_59_08-AM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-13-2026-11_59_08-AM.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">He joked that he tried one final time to convince her, telling her, \u201cPut on a Make America Great Again hat, and come on, let\u2019s go.\u201d The story drew laughter from the audience.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">During his visit, Trump also addressed regional politics, stating that he would welcome the possibility of a united Ireland while acknowledging that the United Kingdom would ultimately have a say in the matter.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\"><i data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">(Video of Trump\u2019s remarks during his Ireland visit is included below.)<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"blockquote-container\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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citation-end-397\">\u201cI\u2019d love to see it unified,\u201d Trump said, adding that he has friends on both sides of the issue and views them all as \u201cgreat people\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_e407e1255472b426-165\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"><i data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-396\">(The video below shows Trump sharing his perspective on Irish reunification.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"blockquote-container\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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