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Since becoming the intended winner of the US presidential election more than two weeks ago, Joe Biden has been preparing for his transition to the White House from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
Every day, her caravan leaves her home in a luxurious, tree-lined suburb on the outskirts of the city, and makes the short 5-mile drive to ‘The Queen Theater’ in downtown Wilmington.
From here, Biden speaks to world leaders, conducts Zoom conference calls with advisers, and answers questions from reporters.
Yesterday, he took the stage of ‘La Reina’ to reveal key members of his foreign policy and national security teams.
“America is back and ready to lead the world, not withdraw from it,” he said, introducing the nominees who will be tasked with reversing four years of Donald Trump’s “America First” policies.
Once again, they will embrace multilateralism and strive to mend divisions with international allies.
The media kept their distance when Joe Biden left the theater last night.
He was about to get into his car for the short trip home when a shouted question about Ireland caught his eye and he approached the group of journalists nearby.
“Can I ask you a question about Ireland?” I repeated it.
“You can ask about Ireland whenever you want,” replied the president-elect.
I asked him what message he had for the Brexit negotiators when it comes to Northern Ireland.
“We don’t want a protected border. We worked too hard to make Ireland work,” he said.
“The idea of having the northern and southern border once again closed … is just not correct. We have to keep the border open.”
It was the first time Joe Biden had spoken about Brexit since he became president-elect, but he expressed similar sentiments during the election campaign.
In September, amid concerns about the Internal Market Act, he tweeted: “We cannot allow the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland to become a victim of Brexit.
“Any trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom must depend on respecting the Agreement and preventing the return of a firm border. Period,” he wrote.
Joe Biden is a staunch supporter of the Northern Ireland peace process. He is proud of his Irish roots and is a huge fan of Irish poetry.
To be sure, the Irish government is hopeful that those connections remain strong as Biden prepares to move from a theater in downtown Wilmington to the world’s largest stage in downtown Washington.
We have to keep the Irish border open, says Biden
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