Did Donald Trump quote a Nigerian poet, thinking he was reciting an Irish proverb? https://t.co/3gSBhbvdl2The Irish For 🏌🐕 (@theirishfor) With all due respect to the president's reputation for scrupulously checking his sources, I don't think this is an Irish proverb. https://t.co/1EvGGMsE9rmark little (@marklittlenews) "Irish Proverb" me hole. They google "famous Irish proverbs" and pick one from a Geocities page. https://t.co/CiJ7KVA0gTAnd indeed, when you google “famous Irish proverb” the poem is included in the top two sites.

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2017 13:05 UTC