Irish Examiner/ICMSA survey - Trump gets a cold shoulder

ANY poll held to judge how US President Donald Trump is regarded must have a very short shelf life — consistency has hardly established itself as a watchword of his presidency. 

He seems to change his mind almost as often as he updates his Twitter account, so opinions are transitory.

Despite that volatility, more than half of Irish farmers — 53% — are opposed to the idea of a state visit by Mr Trump. That 63% of farmers support the idea that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar should visit the White House on St Patrick’s Day suggests a Trump-like ambiguity — or a realisation that this visit may impact on trade while the other might not.