Ireland's Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin have congratuled Republican US Presidential nominee Donald Trump as he emerged as the apparent victor of the 2024 US Presidential election on Wednesday morning, November 6.
"I congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election," the Taoiiseach said in his brief statement.
"Ireland and the United States have deep and historical bonds of people, and we will work to make these even stronger in the years ahead.
"The world faces many challenges and needs leadership to meet them.
"With the US and Ireland’s shared commitment to democracy and international law, we can, and will, tackle these challenges."
Congratulations to US President-elect @realDonaldTrump on your victory. The people of the United States have spoken and Ireland will work to deepen and strengthen the historic and unbreakable bonds between our people and our nations in the years ahead.
— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) November 6, 2024
The Tánaiste said: "I congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his election as the 47th President of the United States of America. We look forward to working with him and his new administration in a constructive manner, as we did during his previous administration.
"This year marks 100 years of diplomatic relations between Ireland and the United States. Ireland’s relationship with the United States draws its strength from our deep, historical people-to-people connections, the support of the US to peace on this Island, as well as our significant, and mutually beneficial, economic relationship. As we prepare to engage with a new US administration, we do so building on the strong legacy of the last 100 years.
"The high level of political bipartisan interest in Irish issues among US politicians and officials is, and will continue to be, invaluable. Regular, high level, political engagement, both with the new US administration and on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill, will be a high priority for the Government."
I congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his election. We look forward to working with him and his administration in a constructive manner, as we did during his previous administration.
Our relationship builds on the strong legacy of the last 100 years. pic.twitter.com/qwfEkEZO8e
— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) November 6, 2024
Roderic O'Gorman, the leader of Ireland's Green Party and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of Ireland, has not commented publicly yet. On Monday, he said it was "vital" that Trump not be re-elected.
TD Ivana Bacik, head of Ireland's Labor Party, said the result in the US was "devastating."
Devastating US election result.
A Trump win spells disaster on so many fronts.
For Ukraine, for Gaza, for Climate.
For women’s rights, for migrant rights and for Europe.
The US has made a choice - now the impact will be felt worldwide.
Grim prospects ahead.
— Ivana Bacik (@ivanabacik) November 6, 2024
TD Simon Coveney, Ireland's former Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, called the victory "stunning" while vowing for Ireland to invest in working with Trump.
The scale of the political win for President Trump was predicted by very few. In truth it is a stunning electoral victory.
— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) November 6, 2024
Ireland will invest in working with President Trump to maintain a strong US/Ireland relationship. https://t.co/hZ5MFXsfDZ
At the time of publication on Wednesday morning, the Associated Press had just called the race for Trump after he cleared the 270 electoral vote threshold, claiming at least 277. Democratic nominee Harris, meanwhile, trailed with 224.
(Associated Press - November 6, 5:39 am)
Trump delivered his victory speech to supporters in Florida in the early hours of Wednesday morning:
Harris has yet to publicly comment. Campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond said at Howard University, Harris' alma mater and the campaign's headquarters on election night, that she will address the nation sometime on Wednesday.
On Sunday, after acknowledging that "this race continues to be extremely close," Jen O'Malley Dillon, the Campaign Chair for Harris for President, said in an email blast to supporters that her team was anticipating that it would be days before the election would be called.
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