Bono has responded to criticism of a 'cringe' St Patrick's Day poem he wrote for the United States House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The U2 frontman was mocked for the piece of prose after Pelosi read it aloud during the St Patrick's Day luncheon.
The poem referenced the war in Ukraine heavily, but many found it to be 'embarrassing'.
Now though, the legendary musician has hit back at the critics.
In a tweet on Thursday evening from the official U2 account, Bono wrote: ‘I’ve a tradition of sending a limerick to Nancy Pelosi's St. Patrick’s Day lunch over the years. This year the limerick is irregular & not funny at all. We stand with the people of Ukraine & their leader. It wasn’t written to be published, but since it’s out, here it is."
Speaking before she read out the poem, Ms Pelosi said: “I got this message this morning from Bono. Most of us — whether we’re in Ireland or here — Bono has been a very Irish part of our lives.”
Bono's work was blasted by many online, including hundreds of Irish twitter users and the likes of the NY Mag, who said that "The people of Ukraine don't deserve Bono's terrible poem.'
Many people in the room at the luncheon weren't sure how to react either, with a nervous laugh going around once Ms Pelosi had finished before a round of applause eventually started.
Bono's poem wasn't the only controversy to come out of the lunch.
US President Joe Biden began his speech by telling reporters 'I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid.'
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