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Beau says:
Biden faces pressure from Irish Prime Minister on ceasefire and aid, signaling a departure from the usual tone of their meeting.
Diplomatic officials
The full transcript provides a detailed analysis of the diplomatic pressures faced by Biden during the St. Patrick's Day meeting with the Irish Prime Minister.
Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Beau again.
So today we are going to talk about
the St. Patrick's Day meeting between Biden
and the Prime Minister of Ireland,
and just kind of run through what occurred
because there are some developments
that might move the needle a little bit,
that might shift in tone type of thing.
So the St. Patrick's Day meeting
between these heads of state, they occur,
and they are normally very happy occasions,
they're very celebratory.
It is more of a show of friendship
than real policy discussions.
That was a little different this year.
So, it's worth noting that the Irish Prime Minister
is under a bunch of pressure at home
to put pressure on Biden,
to get Biden to put pressure on Netanyahu.
And that desire to put pressure was very evident. One of the things that the
prime minister reportedly said, you know my view that we need to have a ceasefire
as soon as possible to get food and medicine in, hostages out, and we need to
talk about how we can make that happen. And that was reportedly said during an
Oval Office meeting. Now, the Prime Minister did have encouraging words for the Vice President,
but there was definitely a, I don't want to say confrontational, but a more, a more pronounced
tone when it comes to Biden. There was, you know, the public show, which was still very
friendly, but the reporting suggests that behind closed doors, there was pressure exerted
to get Biden to move.
Why would it matter?
Biden identifies himself as a son of Ireland.
So it's something that might move the needle.
And that confrontational tone extended not just to a ceasefire topic, but also to the
topic of aid.
it came to the humanitarian situation, one of the quotes was that it, quote,
will haunt us all for years to come. So this is a moment where the president of
the United States is getting pressure from another head of state to put
pressure on Netanyahu to address the situation. There was reportedly a little
bit of praise for the recent signaling, but it certainly appeared that the Irish
Prime Minister wanted that signaling turned into action and turned that way
quickly. You know, those developments on the international stage, other heads of
state know what they mean, but I feel like the Irish Prime Minister was very
much you're out of time. You have to start making the signals more tangible. So it's
something to note because it is a deviation from the norm when it comes to this meeting.
And it's also worth noting because of the way Biden holds his Irish heritage. So it
is something that may matter how much we'll have to wait and see. Anyway, it's
It's just a thought, y'all have a good day.
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