1 of 3 | Leaders of Sinn Fein (official opposition leader Mary Lou McDonald center) will not travel to the White House to participate in St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Washington, D.C. next month, the left-wing political party in Ireland and Northern Ireland said Friday. File Photo by Aidan Crawley-EPA/EFE
Feb. 21 (UPI) — Leaders of Sinn Fein will not travel to the White House to participate in St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Washington, D.C. next month, the left-wing political party in Ireland and Northern Ireland said Friday. The leader of Ireland’s official opposition Mary Lou McDonald and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill said in a joint statement the party is boycotting any U.S. visits over President Donald Trump’s comments about removing Palestinians from Gaza. Advertisement
Trump earlier this month suggested the United States could own the Palestinian enclave and later suggested Palestinians living in Gaza would have no right to return to their homes.
Ireland’s Sinn Fein leaders to boycott White House St. Patrick’s Day
