{"id":2200883,"date":"2024-03-17T20:52:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T00:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-irish-leader-stand-proudly-against-tyranny-in-honoring-st-patricks-day-at-white-house\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T20:54:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T00:54:48","slug":"biden-and-irish-leader-stand-proudly-against-tyranny-in-honoring-st-patricks-day-at-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-irish-leader-stand-proudly-against-tyranny-in-honoring-st-patricks-day-at-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden and Irish dignitary unite in defiance of oppression while celebrating St. Patrick&#8217;s Day at the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-and-irish-leader-stand-proudly-against-tyranny-in-honoring-st-patricks-day-at-white-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2200883&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Celebrating \u2062St. Patrick&#8217;s Day with a Nod to Heritage and Hope for \u2064Peace<\/h2>\n<p>On a \u200cSt. Patrick\u2019s Day infused with the spirit \u2062of camaraderie and tradition, <strong>President\u200d Joe Biden<\/strong> opened \u200bthe doors of the\u200c White\u200d House to <strong>Irish Prime\u200b Minister Leo Varadkar<\/strong>.\u200b Together, they shared not\u200c only a celebration of Irish culture but \u200calso their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coast-guard-seizes-158m-worth-of-drugs-in-san-diego\/\" title=\"Coast Guard confiscates 8M drugs in San Diego.\">unwavering \u200dcommitment<\/a>\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-national-security-adviser-secretly-meets-with-chinas-top-diplomat-in-malta\/\" title=\"Biden's Security Adviser Holds Covert Meeting with China's Chief Diplomat in Malta.\">global \u200cpeace<\/a> and democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, an ardent celebrator of his own Irish \u200broots, and Prime Minister Varadkar graced the East Room with a reception\u2064 that went beyond festivities; it was \u200ca testament to \u2063the <strong>enduring friendship<\/strong> \u200b between the\u2062 United States and\u2064 Ireland. In their remarks, \u2064they addressed pressing global issues, underscored by aspirations for a ceasefire in Gaza and\u200d Ukraine\u2019s resistance against Russia\u2019s military\u200c aggression.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;St. Patrick\u2019s\u200c Day is about friendship. We have many\u2062 friends here today because St. Patrick is a\u2063 moment of\u2063 great unity\u2063 in Washington,&#8221; Biden remarked. &#8220;Whether you\u2019re from a red state or a \u200bblue state, on this\u200b day, you\u2019re Irish green.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Emphasizing\u200b the history and solidarity\u2062 shared by the\u2064 two nations, Biden stated, &#8220;We celebrate the\u200c bonds of our friendship today, connecting millions of Irish Americans \u2062and American people. We celebrate the friendship between the two nations, one that has \u200bshaped our \u200cpast, strengthened our \u2064present, and\u2062 inspires\u200b our future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the light of\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-civil-rights-agency-sends-email-to-employees-with-quote-from-anti-semitic-author-alice-walker\/\" title=\"Federal Civil Rights Agency Sends Email To Employees With Quote From Anti-Semitic Author Alice Walker\">global events<\/a>,\u2062 the \u200dPresident reaffirmed \u200bthe joint stance of the U.S. \u200cand Ireland \u2062as defenders \u2063of\u200b freedom and opponents of oppression, citing united opposition to Russia\u2019s\u2063 actions in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We \u200dstand proudly \u2062for liberty and against tyranny. We stand together in opposing Russia\u2019s brutal war in Ukraine. You can clap for that,&#8221; Biden declared.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Geopolitics and \u200cthe Pursuit of \u2062Peace<\/h3>\n<p>The Taoiseach, \u200dLeo \u200bVaradkar, touched upon more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russell-moore-wont-celebrate-dobbs-because-hed-have-to-admit-pro-trump-christians-are-good-at-loving-their-neighbors\/\" title=\"Russell Moore Won\u2019t Celebrate Dobbs Because He\u2019d Have To Admit Pro-Trump Christians Are Good At Loving Their Neighbors\">politicized issues<\/a>, expressing Ireland\u2019s \u200bsolidarity \u200dwith those affected by the conflicts in Gaza and their support for Ukraine. He commended\u2062 President Biden&#8217;s dedication to the Belfast-Good Friday agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Varadkar conveyed the <strong>deep concerns<\/strong> \u200b of the \u200dIrish community \u2063regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, reflecting on\u2064 Ireland&#8217;s \u2062empathy for\u2062 the Palestinian people given their\u2063 own history of &#8216;displacement, dispossession, \u200dand a questioned national identity.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We support your work and that of your administration \u2063to secure a humanitarian ceasefire\u2064 and to create\u2064 the \u2062space for lasting peace,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>The Taoiseach\u200d recognized the shared narratives\u2064 of\u2062 persistence and\u200b rebirth in\u200c both\u2064 Irish and Israeli histories and proposed co-support for Israel and Palestine, signaling\u2062 hope for a peaceful coexistence.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We also see Israel\u2019s history\u2064 reflected \u200bin our eyes, a diaspora whose heart never left home no\u2064 matter how \u2062many generations passed. A nation-state that was\u2064 reborn and a language revived. I believe it\u2019s possible to be for Israel and for Palestine, and I \u2063believe you do too,&#8221; he\u200d said, addressing Biden.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The White House \u2062St. Patrick&#8217;s Day commemoration thus became an\u2062 event that not only celebrated cultural ties but also\u200b projected a powerful message for peace and understanding across borders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden hosted Irish PM Leo Varadkar at the White House for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, highlighting the robust US-Irish ties. 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