Irish-American: Biden's Heritage and Transatlantic Relations
On the night of November 7th as Joseph R. Biden Jr. officially won the United States presidential election, a clip from several years ago resurfaced to make its rounds on Twitter: the President-Elect can be seen passing throngs of press, with one voice overheard: “Sir, can you answer a few questions for the BBC?” to which Biden replies, with his signature grin: “The BBC? I’m Irish.”