Despite months of diplomatic chatter, the US president's Northern Ireland trip does not amount to much.
There has been a smidgen of tension between the White House and Downing Street about the timetabling of the leaders' itineraries which probably hasn't helped.But we won't see very much of them together beyond a handshake at the airport and a meeting on Wednesday morning.And the president will be in Northern Ireland for only around 15 hours, for around half of which he'll be in bed.A mix of family history and made-for-television imagery the year before a presidential election.
The rationale of those around Mr Sunak is that overt cajoling of the DUP now could prove counter-productive. No 10 is seeking to emphasise a more prominent role for the prime minister at Good Friday Agreement commemorations here next week.
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