He probably should have expected it, given the current situation…
Congressman Paul Ryan is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, which puts him third in line for the Presidency, and he is the youngest speaker since before the Civil War.
He comes from Irish heritage on his father’s side and often frequents Irish events. He even has a Kilkenny jersey and hurley in his office.
He has spoken in the past about how his ancestors made the trek across the Atlantic to escape the Great Famine.
Yesterday he met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan and took the opportunity to send out a tweet commemorating the visit.
I take great pride in my Irish roots, so it was a pleasure to have #Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs visit my office yesterday. 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/1sP9tTp1qL
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) February 2, 2017
But in the wake of Donald Trump’s controversial immigrant and refugee ban, a lot of people were not happy with Ryan.
“What is happening is something we support,” Ryan said recently regarding Trump’s ban. “We need to pause and we need to make sure that the vetting standards are up to snuff so we can guarantee the safety and security of our country.”
fuck your Irish roots. You're not one of us. ☘
— Rob Smith (@robsmithireland) February 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/ElGweebus/status/827154929383006208
https://twitter.com/AvalynnSmith/status/827159309918277633
As a descendant of immigrants how do you reconcile your hypocrisy? View of Irish immigration similar to Republican views today
— Savoy (@SavoyEsq) February 2, 2017
you know Ireland is a foreign country, right? Your family immigrated.
— Night Owl 🌙 (@Queenofriften) February 2, 2017
as an American Irish woman I'm embarrassed of uand that we are from the same immigrant roots.#resist
— Non (@NonnyC) February 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/steveherskovitz/status/827156524468420608
Remember when Irish immigrants were demonized? Yeah… you should. Traitor.
— Slappy (@GingerPower08) February 2, 2017
– embarrassed you have any Irish roots!! Your governments actions and treatment of the vulnerable and marginalised is shameful
— Mícheál Sheridan (@michealsheridan) February 2, 2017
