St Patrick's Day: A carnival in Ireland, just another sideshow in Donald Trump's circus

Like many another visiting leader, Micheál Martin was left sitting in silence as Trump held forth in his White House

US president Donald Trump and Taoiseach Micheál Martin shake hands during this year's St Patrick's Day events in Washington DC. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

As a group of Irish journalists are shepherded into the James S Brady press briefing room, a YouTube star records a piece to camera parroting the US administration's talking points and calling Donald Trump a patriot.

Earlier, the US president is posting on Truth Social about Nato allies letting him down in Iran.