Joe Biden’s Ireland trip reinforces narrative of the American dream
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b8251e2f597ce4158ea865fbcd0063da5246a80c/44_119_3379_2027/master/3379.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=518288be2796dfff0feaa371b8a91162US president’s ‘homecoming’ visit has alchemised politics, diplomacy and the personal into a feelgood glow for visitor and hosts John F Kennedy set the template for US presidential forays to Ireland with a rapturous visit in 1963 that he called the best four days of his life. Joe Biden’s visit this week did not quite match that…
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