Paul Ryan’s tweet about being proud of Irish roots was not at all well received

He probably should have seen this coming.

With Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change on Thursday dominating the news agenda, the fact that it was also the beginning of Immigrant Heritage Month may have been slightly overlooked. No more than climate change, Trump’s views on immigration have been controversial to say the least in his brief time in office to date, so when the speaker in the House of Representatives took to Twitter to talk about his pride in his Irish roots, it was always likely to provoke a response. https://twitter.com/PRyan/status/870336140376551424 It probably didn’t help Ryan’s case that he spoke of his ties with Ireland on the same day that he publicly commended Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement, much to the chagrin of many, including influential leaders around the world. Twitter isn't exactly an exact barometer of public opinion at the best of times, but by any standards, the response to Ryan's post was pretty brutal... https://twitter.com/ed080850/status/870338099343183874 https://twitter.com/miracleofsound/status/870355122404163584 https://twitter.com/TweetieTami/status/870366471284588544 https://twitter.com/mikd33/status/870347069852090368 https://twitter.com/KeswickPinhead/status/870354677971529729 https://twitter.com/redmcgraw1/status/870348485689835521 https://twitter.com/MornMoor/status/870346852880834560 https://twitter.com/zivinilee/status/870338690878365696 https://twitter.com/pharmasean/status/870347427160752131 https://twitter.com/Aisling_Pash/status/870346705601953793 https://twitter.com/tinahseattle/status/870351897642663936