Trump's Irish proverb isnt a proverb, its a poem, and no one in Ireland seems to have heard of it

[bigtree]

Appearing with Irish prime minister Enda Kenny on Thursday, Trump said:

“As we stand together with our Irish friends, I’m reminded of that proverb – and this is a good one, this is one I like. I’ve heard it for many many years and I love it.

“Always remember to forget the friends that proved untrue, but never forget to remember those that have stuck by you.”

He added: “A lot of us know that, we know it well. It’s a great phrase.”

Irish tweeters were quick to point out they’d never heard this supposedly famous proverb.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Then, the plot thickened: it turned out the proverb wasn’t a proverb at all – it was a poem. But where exactly did it come from? So far, the source is unclear.

Many on Twitter were thrilled to find the poem seemed to have been written by Nigerian poet Albashir Adam Alhassan...


read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/17/trumps-irish-proverb-causes-derision-on-the-web?CMP=twt_gu

[caroldansen]

1. I just read it's not Irish or a proverb. It's a poem written by a guy in his thirties from Nigeria.

[Turbineguy]

2. His ass

is a bottomless pit to pull stuff out of.

[mercuryblues]

3. My favorite Irish proverb

Many times a man's mouth has broken his nose.

Waiting to see the cage match between trump and bannon for the presidency.

[world wide wally]

4. I thought his favorite proverb was "you knew I was a snake when you brought me in"

[Denzil_DC]

5. I'm not happy with defending Trump in any circumstances,

but where and when did he say it was Irish? Seems more like he was trying to suck up about "old, good, reliable friends" (ha!).

He's caught bang to rights on the "proverb" thing, though.