Former US president Donald Trump has told that he flew to his golf course in Ireland instead of attending his civil rape trial in New York because of a “long-standing agreement” to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke briefly after arriving at his golf course outside the town of Doonbeg in Co Clare, on Ireland’s west coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked why he was there, instead of facing in person the rape allegation made by accuser E Jean Carroll, he said: “We’ve had a long-standing agreement to come here. We’ve had a tremendous reception, a beautiful reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The people of Ireland have been great, and we’ve had tremendous success, and I hear we’re doing very well in New York.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former magazine columnist Ms Carroll has said Mr Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in 1996 – a claim the former president denies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The civil case has entered its second week in a Manhattan courtroom, but Mr Trump has not attended the trial, and flew to Scotland on Monday to visit his two golf resorts there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He traveled to Shannon Airport on Wednesday, and will play golf at Doonbeg on Thursday, before bringing his trip to a close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also told reporters that the impasse over post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland was a “tough one”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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