The Taoiseach says the US has made a mistake by pulling out of the UN Human Rights Council.
The US made the decision yesterday after continued criticism of its clampdown on illegal immigration which has seen thousands of children separated from their parents and held in detention centres.
It has accused the UN of double standards for not taking action against other countries guilty of human rights violations.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says regardless of this, Donald Trump has made a mistake.
"I think it's deeply regrettable, I have always believed in the politics of engagement and that means you are at a table with people you disagree with," he said.
[quote]"I think they have a point in pointing out some of the double standards that exist but the fact that the political left around the world engage in double standards in human rights or democracy doesn't really walk off the pitch and I think it's a mistake."[/quote]
- Digital Desk
