Donald Trump congratulates Leo Varadkar on ‘great victory’

US president Donald Trump has congratulated Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on his “great victory” in becoming Fine Gael leader.

During their first conversation since Mr Varadkar assumed office, Mr Trump told Mr Varadkar: “Congratulations on your great victory. We have so many people from Ireland in this country — I know so many of them, I feel I know all of them.

“But I just wanted to congratulate you, that was a great victory that you had.”