White House Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day With Irish PM Ahead of Biden’s Ireland Trip

U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Friday, part of the longstanding White House tradition of St. Patrick's Day celebrations of Irish culture in the United States. "It's a big day in my grandparents' household, our household, big day here,' Biden told Varadkar in reference to his Irish heritage. “Ireland and the United States share great friendship and long, long traditions,' added the president, who was wearing a green tie and shamrock in his suit pocket, traditional Irish symbols. Varadkar thanked Biden for his “support and understanding for our position on Brexit.' During negotiations on the United King
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