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Pelosi reads Bono limerick on Ukraine to help mark St. Patrick's Day

Headline from The Hill

House Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) is sharing a limerick from Bono about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in which the U2 frontman likens Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to a saint.

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Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Rolling Stone

    Nancy Pelosi Reads Poem by Bono That Anoints Zelenskyy as New St. Patrick (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Bono has been “a very Irish part of our lives,” said Pelosi, before reading the poem

  2. The Hill

    Pelosi reads Bono limerick on Ukraine to help mark St. Patrick's Day (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    House Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) is sharing a limerick from Bono about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in which the U2 frontman likens Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to a saint.

  3. Newsweek

    Nancy Pelosi recites poem by U2's Bono invoking Zelensky on St. Pat's Day (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The poem from the renowned Irish musician underscored Democrats' efforts to support Ukraine while not escalating Russia's invasion into a world war.

  4. Fox News

    Pelosi roasted for 'cringe' performance of poem written by U2's Bono in support of Ukraine (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was slammed on social media over her recitation of a poem written by U2 frontman Bono as a tribute to the people of Ukraine on St. Patrick’s Day.

  5. The Guardian

    Nancy Pelosi marks St Patrick’s Day with poem by Bono about Ukraine (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    U2 singer’s poem, read at the annual Friends of Ireland lunch, encompasses Irish mythology and the Russia-Ukraine war

  6. Washington Examiner

    Pelosi reads poem by U2's Bono comparing Zelensky to St. Patrick (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Members of Congress were stuck in a moment they couldn't get out of on Thursday when Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi read a poem by U2 frontman Bono comparing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the patron saint of Ireland on St. Patrick's Day.

  7. Breitbart News

    Pelosi Reads Poem by Bono Comparing Zelenskyy to St. Patrick (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Nancy Pelosi read a poem written by Irish rock star Bono that likened Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Saint Patrick.

  8. Townhall

    WATCH: Pelosi's Bizarre Performance of a Bono Poem About Ukraine (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    As part of Congress' observance of St. Patrick's Day on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi read/performed a poem written by U2 frontman Bono — something that's apparently an annual tradition

  9. The Week

  10. BizPac Review

    Pelosi cringe-reads singer Bono's Ukraine poem on St. Paddy's Day: 'St. Patrick's name is now Zelenskyy' (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Speaker Nancy Pelosi's St. Paddy's Day reading of an inspirational poem about Ukraine by U2's Bono was lambasted on Twitter.

  11. PJ Media

    AWKWARD: Pelosi Reads Terrible Bono Poem for St. Patrick's Day, Ukraine (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Far be it from me to pick on an elderly woman twice in one week, but Nancy Pelosi just won’t leave the world alone for that long. Worse, neither will U2 frontman Bono....

  12. NBC News

    Nancy Pelosi reads Bono poem comparing Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to St. Patrick (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    "Bono has been a very Irish part of our lives,” Pelosi said before reading a poem at the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon.

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