Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

No, I would not. The two issues are not related, I am afraid. In terms of the stand I took, I was determined that my views would be known, not so much about the executive order made by Trump, of which I thoroughly disapprove, but about the issue of torture. I found it difficult to accept that we should give any kind of credence to a US President who had approved of torture. To me, it is uncivilised and barbaric.

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