January 1, Pelosi Mocked for ‘Cringeworthy’ Poem Reading [Video]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) became the subject of mockery for reading a poem she said was written by U2 frontman Bono as a tribute to the people of Ukraine, which critics quickly described as “cringe.”

“Ireland’s sorrow and pain, Is now the Ukraine, and Saint Patrick’s name now Zelensky,” Pelosi said at a St. Patrick’s Day event.

Speaker Pelosi reads #StPatricksDay poem by Bono, which reads in part:

"Ireland's sorrow and pain
Is now the Ukraine
And Saint Patrick's name now Zelenskyy."

She then introduces Riverdance. pic.twitter.com/NzPY1VP2bN

— CSPAN (@cspan) March 17, 2022

“I need a Guinness to wash down the cringe,” Washington Free Beacon reporter Chuck Ross wrote on Twitter. 

“Is this a prank?” wrote Federalist publisher Ben Domenech. “Did someone pretend to be Bono and sent her this?”

Is this a prank? Did someone pretend to be Bono and sent her this?

— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) March 17, 2022

“Extraordinary levels of Irish cringe,” New York Times journalist Liam Stack tweeted. “This poem brought the snakes back.”

Writer Gabriella Hoffman tweeted: “I wholeheartedly support Ukraine. This, however, is not the right gesture at all. Very cringeworthy. Make it stop!”

I wholeheartedly support Ukraine. This, however, is not the right gesture at all. Very cringeworthy. Make it stop! https://t.co/3kAMZAgaIw

— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) March 17, 2022

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Pelosi roasted for ‘cringe’ performance of poem written by U2’s Bono in support of Ukraine