Mr Trump has been accused of fuelling race-based hate by Tánaiste Simon Coveney, who has launched a scathing attack on the US president. Ms Omar last night went as far as claiming Mr Trump is fascist. History tells us where this leads.”Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also criticised Mr Trump for the remarks. The Taoiseach, who recently met Mr Trump during his two-day visit to his Co Clare golf and hotel resort, quickly added that he was not calling Mr Trump a racist. Reacting yesterday, Ms Omar said: “We have said this president is racist, we have condemned his racist remarks.

Source: Irish Examiner July 19, 2019 05:15 UTC