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The four simple words of Joe Biden during his last trip to Ireland earned him the support of an entire people.
The Democratic nominee has ancestors from Co Mayo and has proudly referenced his Irish ancestry throughout his career.
He is currently fighting Donald Trump to become the next president of the United States.
And the former vice president has the full support of Carlingford in Co Louth after visiting the Cooley Peninsula area in 2016.
Local Eamonn Thornton told the BBC: “Having left the vice president, the Secret Service cars went down to turn at the end of the street.
“As he approached the pub, this Secret Service guy said to me ‘Where the hell are we?’ And the vice president overheard and said, ‘Man, you’re in heaven.’
And many area stores now proudly display “Irish for Biden” posters after the visit.
Earlier this summer, one of Biden’s Irish cousins revealed that he will visit Ireland in a few months if he defeats Donald Trump.
His cousin Laurita Blewitt said the 77-year-old recently told him: “My priority as president will be to come to Ireland.”
She added: “We are delighted. He has a great love for Ireland.
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“He was raised with Irish roots and is very Irish at heart.
“We would be delighted and very proud to see you again as President of the United States.”
Laurita traveled to the United States in late February of this year and worked on Biden’s campaign team.
She added: “A couple of months ago I got a great idea of how it all works.
“I was able to go to the big debates and I went to Las Vegas and did a little poll for him.
“I went to all the big things on TV and watched him for about 10 days and it was brilliant.
“What he said to me when I was leaving was: ‘My priority is to get to Ireland.”
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