People Before Profit is to hold a protest against President Biden's visit at 5pm on Wednesday at the GPO in Dublin
A protest is planned to mark Joe Biden's visit to Ireland, with one TD branding the US President a 'warmonger.'He will land in Belfast on Tuesday night, before coming to Dublin and Louth to start a three-day visit.The party is also holding a series of public meetings in Cork, Dublin and Galway."We think that Joe Biden is a warmonger, that's the truth of it," he said.
"You look at the ongoing support for Saudi Arabia, who are responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians in Yemen. "We're opposed to that; and we think actually the majority of people in Ireland - who came out on the streets to oppose the invasion of Iraq, invasion of Afghanistan - we think the majority of those people are against those sort of policies too".Deputy Murphy said President Biden's Irish heritage plays well for him in the US.
"I presume that the timing of Biden's visit now [for] the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, but it's also looking forward to the next presidential elections.
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