Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has responded to Miley Cyrus after she tweeted him about the Black Lives Matter protests in Ireland and how people of colour have been impacted by Covid-19.
The US pop star tweeted on Friday: “All across Ireland citizens joined in solidarity with Black Lives Matter in the US.
“We must stay united with the world to tackle #Covid-19 and the racial injustice of health inequalities. Please join us, PM @LeoVaradkar? #GlobalGoalUnit."
Miley tweeted a number of European leaders including Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Dublin Live reports.
Responding to her comments, Mr Varadkar said: “I welcome Miley, or indeed anyone, reaching out to me.”
He added that there was no data on whether Covid-19 has affected black people or other minority groups more than white people in Ireland.
He told the Sunday World: “The information we have is that Covid has affected affluent households in Ireland more than disadvantaged ones which is very different to America and Britain. Black Lives Matter.”
Social media users were surprised and amused by Miley’s tweet.
One person said: “Miley Cyrus tweeting Leo Varadkar? Yeah, we live in a serious simulation.”
Another user said: “Have to say, Miley Cyrus calling out Leo Varadkar was not on my 2020 bingo card.”
A third person said: “Never thought I’d see Miley Cyrus and Leo Varadkar in the same headline but here we are.”
