Referencing the realDonaldTrump ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan, campaignforleo says you can see the results of that, referencing the booming economy, but says the US shouldn’t lose sight of the things that have made America great already |
In a speech he delivered before the ceremony, Leo Varadkar said he can see the results of Mr Trump's ambitions to "make America great again".However, Mr Varadkar said that the US should not lose sight of the things that made America great already, such as immigration, freedoms and civil rights.
Referring to the ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan, @campaignforleo says you can see the affects of that, referencing the booming economy but says US shouldn’t lose sight of the things that made America great already such as immigration, freedoms and civil rights. @rtenews pic.twitter.com/zNeHvrzopR
The tradition has continued pretty much non-stop, helped by the fact that many US presidents have had some degree of Irish blood in them."He was really big about St Patrick's Day celebrations at the White House," said Matthew Costello, senior historian at the White House Historical Association. But it also provides a special diplomatic platform for Ireland, an entree that small nations do not normally enjoy with the world superpower.
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