Trump makes huge Falkland Islands claim as he brands UK Argentina war as 'potential disaster'

Donald Trump has opened his mouth about the Falkland Islands again during a trip to Dublin today (12 September) where he also said he would 'love to see' a united Ireland.

The US president is visiting the Republic of Ireland at the moment and the matter of the Falkland Islands came up, with Trump suggesting the UK wouldn't 'be willing to travel that far' if Argentina invaded them again.

It's a similar gamble to the one the military junta which controlled Argentina in 1982 and invaded the Falklands the last time made, and were proved very wrong about.

Trump said the distance between the UK and the Falklands was 'weeks by boat' and started insulting the UK, saying 'they have a little problem with immigration' and also said 'they have a little problem with energy'.

"I’m sure I’ll be called into that potential disaster, but if they do, I’ll probably be able to settle, settle it out," he said of the possibility of another Falklands War, though this is the man who claimed he could settle the Russian invasion of Ukraine within 24 hours and he's been back in the White House for well over a year without accomplishing it.

Trump is an admirer of Argentine leader Javier Milei (Saul LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's comments come at a time where Argentinean President Javier Milei, who is a staunch ally of his, recently made a televised address threatening the Falklands and claiming Argentina would have them.

The South American country has long tried to claim the islands as theirs and the propaganda efforts extend to their national football team who help up banners about the Falklands at the World Cup.

Responding to Argentina's threats, the UK have repeatedly made it clear there is an 'absolute and unshakeable' commitment to defending the self-determination of the Falklands, which voted overwhelmingly to remain a British overseas territory in 2013.

Since then there's been no indication that the islanders have changed their mind, and it's very clear the people living in a place that's not Argentina do not want to become Argentinean.

This year there have been accusations that the Trump administration would remove its backing for the Falklands unless the UK upped its defence spending.

The last time someone gambled the UK wouldn't defend the Falklands they lost a war (Terence Laheney/Getty Images)

The UK's Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday (9 September) that his government would be 'relentless' in defending the rights of the Falkland Islanders.

While the US is officially neutral on the matter of Falklands sovereignty they did provide support to the UK's taskforce in 1982 which successfully retook the islands from Argentine occupation.

The Falklands War resulted in the deaths of 255 British personnel and 655 Argentine combatants, three Falkland Islanders were also killed in the war.

Argentina had not been expecting the British to fight for the Falklands and their defeat was a contributing factor in the collapse of the military junta that ruled their country at the time.