The Irish PM politely telling Donald Trump he’s talking bollocks is today’s favourite thing
This clip of Donald Trump talking with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar went viral because it confirms exactly how much Donald Trump understands about stuff he pretends to know about.
Which is nothing, obviously.
It’s not just Trump’s ignorance that makes it so great (terrifying), it’s the way Leo Varadkar puts him right, which manages to be incredibly polite and utterly brutal at the same time.
Trump On Brexit: “It will work out well, with your wall, your border. We have a border situation in the US & you have one over here. But I here it’s going to work out very well.
Varadkar turns to Trump: The main point is that, we want to avoid a border.
🇮🇪pic.twitter.com/VCS7hIKY1P— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) June 5, 2019
10/10.
Ok how do I put this. So some people in the world, aren’t a fan of building walls, or reinstating borders. Because well history. Also wars, exclusion, even the preservation of peace for some nations. #TrumpInIreland
Trump: pic.twitter.com/1t5k65Gaix
— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) June 5, 2019
🤦♂️#trump pic.twitter.com/CF7rZjgtj7
— sportsmad (@Sportsmad54) June 5, 2019
I’m really REALLY struggling to contain the barrage of really short words I want to respond to that with. Really struggling 🤬🤬🤬
— Dr Caroline Collins (@DrCazCollins) June 5, 2019
Awesome patience and diplomacy from @LeoVaradkar Genuine statesman.
— Paul 🏳️🌈 (@pwpslade) June 5, 2019
You couldn’t script it. If it wasn’t so disturbing, he’d be comedic gold! David Brent-esque
— Bar Kennedy (@barkennedy) June 5, 2019
The moment greeted with facepalms across Ireland.
“It will all work out for you… with your wall, your border, we have a border situation in the United States and you have one over here”pic.twitter.com/4Tc0RXNn0I
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) June 5, 2019
His face! Such restraint.
Leo Varadkars’s face when Trump says “we have a border situation”… pic.twitter.com/flW2LkPhny
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) June 5, 2019
To conclude …
Good grief. https://t.co/cuVlUpzcZa
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) June 5, 2019
