Trump and Irish PM strengthen Irish-American ties over exclusive Capitol luncheon

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00:00This afternoon, we're gathered to celebrate the

00:09deep and abiding ties of history, family, and

00:12friendship that bind together Ireland and the

00:14United States of America.

00:16The Irish American patriots have been part of

00:18our national history in our country's earliest days.

00:22Amazing history they have with our country.

00:24Irish Americans fought heroically in our war for

00:28independence, served with honor in the crucible of

00:31the Civil War, and won fame and valor among

00:35Theodore Roosevelt's famous Rough Riders.

00:38They were Rough Riders.

00:40By some estimates, more than 2,000 Irish American

00:43warriors have earned the Congressional Medal of

00:45Honor.

00:46This is an amazing statistic.

00:48The Irish spirit is truly alive and thriving in

00:51America.

00:52And as we see today, the friendship between our

00:55nations is strong, and it's really unbreakable.

00:58And that includes all of you, you know?

00:59It's all of you.

01:01We love you all.

01:04For centuries now, America has been a place of

01:07welcome and opportunity for Irish people.

01:11Our nation's green has been threaded through the rich

01:14tapestry of the United States by almost 32

01:18million Irish Americans.

01:20Their forebears left a very different Ireland to

01:24the one we know today.

01:25Many were fleeing the grinding poverty and

01:28terrible hunger which blighted Ireland in

01:31centuries past.

01:33Mr. President, we are forever grateful for the

01:36United States' contribution to transforming

01:38our island.

01:40And we wish you well in the efforts that you are

01:42making to bring peace to the Ukraine and to the

01:46Middle East and further afield.

01:48We thank you for your leadership and, indeed,

01:51your ongoing friendship to Ireland.