Irish PM Martin: ‘A Source of Great Pride’ that Great-Grandson of Irish Emigrants Became U.S. President

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MARTIN: "Well, first of all, it's a source of great pride in Ireland that the great-grandson of an Irish immigrant and Irish immigrants has become president of United States, of the United States of America, a great democracy. And there was genuine elation and joy at his elevation this week across the country. There’s also a genuine sense of warmth towards President Biden. People really do appreciate the warmth that he radiates for Ireland in all of his commentary, and, indeed, in his regular quotations of Irish poets. And indeed, in the aftermath of his success in the election, he spoke to me very warmly, affectionately, almost emotionally about his heritage and the lessons and values that came down through the generations of an Irish household in Scranton.”

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