Leo Varadkar: Trump’s comments crass and tasteless

Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar has hit out at US presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s comments in the wake of the Orlando massacre, describing them as “crass” and “tasteless”.

Leo Varadkar: Trump’s comments crass and tasteless

However, he said that should Mr Trump become US president, he and other Irish ministers would have to deal with him in the national interest.

Mr Varadkar, Ireland’s first openly gay Cabinet minister, spoke of his shock at the mass shooting at a gay nightclub, but condemned Mr Trump’s comments on Twitter, which suggested his call for a ban on Muslims was justified.

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