Asked if he wanted to apologise to Mr Trump, he said he had a “great conversation” where he congratulated the president-elect following the US election.
Taoiseach Simon Harris has defended referring to Donald Trump as an “awful gowl” in what he described as a “lighthearted” radio interview more than four years ago.
At that time, Mr Harris said he was willing to call Mr Trump an “awful gowl”, which is Irish slang for someone who is annoying or stupid. Mr Harris made the remark during an October 2020 interview on the youth-orientated 2FM breakfast radio programme while he was Minister for Further Education. After the host described the comments at the end of the October 29 interview as “shots fired”, Mr Harris added: “Happy Halloween.”
“I welcome the opportunity to comment on it. I think if anyone listens back to that clip, let’s describe it as a light-hearted radio programme.” Mr Harris added that Mr Trump had now won the 2024 election and added: “It’s an Irish phrase, it was said in a lighthearted manner.”
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