Paul Ryan is getting dragged by Ireland for his dismal pint of Guinness
Oh dear.
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Paul Ryan attended the Friends of Ireland Luncheon on Thursday.
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If you're a politician making a light-hearted St Patrick's Day reference, it's important to get it right. Very important.
If you don't -- as Paul Ryan very much didn't when he held up a woeful pint of Guinness at the recent Washington D.C. Friends of Ireland luncheon on Thursday -- there's every chance that Ireland will take note.
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On Thursday, Irish journalist Naomi O'Leary shared the following image.
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It wasn't long before the jokes started.
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People really weren't fans of Ryan's Guinness.
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Things escalated quickly.
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Eventually, people began sharing examples of how it should be done.
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All in all, not the best day for U.S.-Irish relations.
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