Presidential Election.

I'd say he's looking at the other 3 candidates right now and saying yes Maria you have to go forward!!

No disrepect to Steen but Dustin the turkey would beat the other 3. Now there's a thought!!

She comes across as very presentable alright - but I couldn’t tolerate her views or get myself to vote for her- if it were between herself and Connolly I’d have to go Connolly - but both are opposite sides of the political spectrum and neither get me excited about seeing them as my president

NATO is not open for criticism in respect of Russia invading Ukraine.

Whiff of the dictator off that.

If the British queen had come to Northern Ireland at the height of the troubles, and had met IRA leaders, and drawn media attention to IRA issues, then yes it would absolutely signify support for SF. But she didn't do so, she visited after the troubles when it was completely different.

Blair didn't visit Assad during the civil war, when Assad's brutality was clear to the world. He visited long before it.

If you don't grasp how important the timing is then you're either being deliberately obtuse or a little lacking in intellect. Its completely disingenuous to compare the two. Its like comparing a head of state meeting Hitler in 1933 to in 1943 as being the same.

Anyone who flies to Saudi Arabia, meets MBS, and draws attention to his cause is absolutely supporting him yes.

Theres no "false claiming" here, her actions, and her words, speak for themselves. I linked you to a recent interview with her that laid out plenty of very clear facts that show her complete lack of morals, or else lack of sound judgement. But either is enough to rule her out as a potential president.

She's also still refusing to even state who paid for the trip to Assad's Syria - which is just unbelievably questionable, and/or worrying. What sort of elected politician goes on an all expenses paid trip, to a controversial warzone, without knowing who exactly is paying for it? And has at no point even afterwards looked into this?

The British are meeting Hamas too just like they met the IRA, while pontificating about morals.

Shysters, whose oath you couldn’t believe.

Maria Steen is 50 years old? Just wondering in regard to 1995 divorce referendum.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if she gets up to 19 and Michael McDowell sweeps in to save the day being the 20th, having had a change of heart or whatever.

And the fools will all lap it up.

Honestly we're no better than the US than falling for political stunts.

not McDowell maybe one of the other government supporters.

what’s an Aubrey McCarthy? Never heard of it

A university senator and according to his own web page

a visionary leader, businessman, and social entrepreneur

apparently considered a presidential run himself but likely realised most were as familiar with him as you are…