President Biden on Sunday touted what he called the “strong” friendship between the U.S. and Ireland while marking St. Patrick’s Day at the White House alongside Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
“We celebrate the bonds of our friendship today connecting millions of Irish Americans and American people. We celebrate the friendship between the two nations — one that has shaped our past, strengthened our present and inspires our future,” Biden said Sunday in remarks during the White House’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
During his remarks, Biden reflected on his family’s ties to Ireland and recent trip to Belfast, and how both some of his and former President Obama’s ancestors sailed out of Ireland from the same port within weeks of one another.
“Stories like these are why I often say the Irish are the only people who are nostalgic about the future,” he said. “We believe in better tomorrows,…
