Biden once again made a big impact in his speech at a gala organized on the occasion of the feast of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
I may be Irish, but that doesn't make me stupid - said US President Joe Biden in Washington on the occasion of the annual Irish national holiday held at the Capitol, which was organized by the Friends of Ireland congressional organization. This time, the host of the dinner was Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
In his celebratory speech, the American president remembered his Irish ancestors with quotes from them, and then praised the bipartisan nature of the event, stressing that "there should be more occasions like this, when Democrats and Republicans are together, even if we don't agree on one thing or another."
In this speech, he said that he was of Irish origin, but that did not make him "stupid".
His comment was quoted by the right-wing newspaper Breitbart News. In the more than 2,000 comments attached to the coverage, several people expressed disrespect because they believed Biden had insulted Americans with Irish roots.
referred to Kamala Harris, the vice president of the United States, as "first lady" in one of his speeches two days ago He only noticed the stutter when it was brought to his attention during the speech.
Source: mandiner.hu
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