🧵Some final thoughts on the latest Michael D controversy. I think majoirity of people criticising/defending the President haven't read the interview in its entirety.
His thoughts on NATO membership are not the problem. It is the undermining of an initiative by the Tanaiste 1/ He seems to be not fully briefed on the make-up of the the forum or has deliberately misrepresented it, referring to non-existent Admirals and Air force Generals. Only Generals in attendance are Irish Officers. He also bizarrely appears to take a dig at Latvia and Lithuania 2/