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Vance alliances and the ░░░░░░░░ friendships between nations in ░░░░░░░░ world As I was ░░░░░░░░ the taoiseach back in ░░░░░░░░ library earlier Usha and ░░░░░░░░ actually took a trip ░░░░░░░░ Ireland in October of ░░░░░░░░ a bit on a ░░░░░░░░ actually Susan Collins my ░░░░░░░░ friend from Maine from ░░░░░░░░ United States Senate may ░░░░░░░░ that we were supposed ░░░░░░░░ have a government shutdown ░░░░░░░░ didn t have a ░░░░░░░░ shutdown so Usha and ░░░░░░░░ actually had a week ░░░░░░░░ we could go anywhere ░░░░░░░░ we decided to go ░░░░░░░░ Ireland I just say ░░░░░░░░ s such a remarkable ░░░░░░░░ of incredible community as ░░░░░░░░ were talking about earlier ░░░░░░░░ beautiful landscape but also ░░░░░░░░ lot of interesting technological ░░░░░░░░ and I think that ░░░░░░░░ of the more robust ░░░░░░░░ for us to work ░░░░░░░░ with our Irish friends ░░░░░░░░ the years to come ░░░░░░░░ going to be technology ░░░░░░░░ particularly artificial intelligence as ░░░░░░░░ really take the next ░░░░░░░░ in an important level ░░░░░░░░ technological progress Now I ░░░░░░░░ to give some acknowledgement ░░░░░░░░ all the honored guests ░░░░░░░░ I can t of ░░░░░░░░ call everybody out I ░░░░░░░░ to say thank you ░░░░░░░░ Ashley and Brett Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ of the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ his wife for being ░░░░░░░░ Thank you to Mrs ░░░░░░░░ for being here Senator ░░░░░░░░ and and of course ░░░░░░░░ ambassador from Ireland who ░░░░░░░░ ve met with before ░░░░░░░░ in a previous in ░░░░░░░░ job And let me ░░░░░░░░ say before I introduce ░░░░░░░░ taoiseach that you know ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ try to do with ░░░░░░░░ breakfast is just remind ░░░░░░░░ of the important bonds ░░░░░░░░ friendship between the United ░░░░░░░░ and Ireland And you ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ great opportunity to do ░░░░░░░░ It s also a ░░░░░░░░ great opportunity for Usha ░░░░░░░░ wear her pair of ░░░░░░░░ pants Laughter She s ░░░░░░░░ these in the closet ░░░░░░░░ years and finally gets ░░░░░░░░ break them out Perhaps ░░░░░░░░ most honored guest of ░░░░░░░░ except for the taoiseach ░░░░░░░░ his wife is my ░░░░░░░░ friend for the United ░░░░░░░░ Marine Corps Cullen Tiernan ░░░░░░░░ brought his brother Joe ░░░░░░░░ to see you man ░░░░░░░░ s the thing that ░░░░░░░░ taught me when I ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ He taught me about ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy about the importance ░░░░░░░░ gifting socks to my ░░░░░░░░ senators Something that had ░░░░░░░░ know I give you ░░░░░░░░ Massachusetts socks to our ░░░░░░░░ from Massachusetts and Utah ░░░░░░░░ to our friend from ░░░░░░░░ Utah So Colin in ░░░░░░░░ honor I ve worn ░░░░░░░░ shamrocks and Laughter and ░░░░░░░░ will say Applause I ░░░░░░░░ say when we meet ░░░░░░░░ in the Oval Office ░░░░░░░░ the taoiseach the president ░░░░░░░░ a very big fan ░░░░░░░░ conservative dress Laughter And ░░░░░░░░ if he notices these ░░░░░░░░ you have to defend ░░░░░░░░ in the Oval Office ░░░░░░░░ say This is an ░░░░░░░░ part of cementing the ░░░░░░░░ American relationship and that ░░░░░░░░ the only reason I ░░░░░░░░ wearing these socks But ░░░░░░░░ re thrilled to have ░░░░░░░░ Thank you and God ░░░░░░░░ you.”