St Patrick's day: why so many US presidents like to say 'I'm Irish' - 0 views
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Biden is the most strongly identified Irish-American in the White House since John F Kennedy, the only other Catholic president.
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rish nationalist sentiments run high in the US, especially among its large diaspora. US presidents frequently indulge these views, at least symbolically. But, in practical terms, they have had little impact on the US-UK relationship.
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More than 30 million people in the US – about one in ten Americans – identify as “Irish”.
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