The American president, still smarting from the refusal of the United States\u00ab allies regarding the Strait of Hormuz, then resumed speaking. He then silenced the journalists to reply to his guest: \" I agree with everything you say, but we helped with Ukraine, and they aren't helping with Iran.<\/em> \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He notably affirmed that she was heading for ruin if she did not rapidly end immigration and the energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Miche\u00e1l Martin then objected, still calmly, that Europe remained a \u00ab Very good place to live <\/em>\u00bb. He then added: \u00ab Europe is sometimes falsely described as being invaded <\/em>\u00bb. During this US-Ireland meeting, the Irish Prime Minister even gave his support to his British counterpart Keir Starmer, who was attacked by Donald Trump. He stated: \u00abI think he is a very sincere and sensible person.\u00bb He also discreetly put things right when Donald Trump extolled the virtues of Winston Churchill.\u00ab In Ireland, the perspective was somewhat different <\/em>\u00bb, he noted with a smile. He then recalled that the latter had caused \u00ab its own set of difficulties<\/em> \u00bb to his country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donald Trump was also asked about the position of Irish President Catherine Connolly, who condemned the war in Iran. \u00ab Look, he's lucky I exist.<\/em> \u00bb, he replied, not realising it was a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n Where some leaders would have adopted a cautious or even withdrawn stance, the Irish head of government chose another path. He thus embodied a polite, controlled, and assured firmness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this respect, we should recall the attitude of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in early March. When Donald Trump had criticised the United Kingdom and Spain, he had ultimately repeated his remarks. He was subsequently sharply criticised, notably by the Spanish government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, without fanfare or provocation, Ireland managed to assert its voice against one of the world's greatest powers. Where force might have imposed silence, it was restraint that allowed them to be heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This diplomatic scene recalls a reality often overlooked. A country's courage is not measured solely by its size, military might, or economic weight. So, in the Oval Office, on that day, it wasn't power that dominated the exchange. It was dignity that left its mark on people's minds. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Faced with Donald Trump, Ireland demonstrates that a small country can stand up to the United States with calm, firmness, and dignity.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[126,119,120,118,123,128,117,129,121,124,127,125,122],"class_list":["post-1567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publications","tag-courage-politique","tag-diplomatie","tag-donald-trump","tag-etats-unis","tag-europe","tag-geopolitique","tag-irlande","tag-maison-blanche","tag-micheal-martin","tag-otan","tag-petits-pays","tag-politique-internationale","tag-relations-internationales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1567"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1578,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1567\/revisions\/1578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Donald Trump then launched into his usual criticisms of Europe.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
With these words, he responded to the US president while arguing for immigration governed by rules \u00ab Robust and fair<\/em> \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This support may seem surprising given the history between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Ireland](\"https:\/\/www.yes.bzh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Population_Brittany_Ireland-1024x450.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
Polite firmness in the face of American power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The courage of small countries: a political lesson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
On the contrary, it lies in its ability to defend its values<\/a><\/strong>. It also rests on his resolve not to give in to pressure. Finally, it is expressed in the ability to make an independent voice heard, even when facing the most powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So Ireland has proved that a small country can, at times, show far greater courage than the major powers.
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