What’s your doggie’s name?” the president replied as a baby wailed, creating a soundscape reminiscent of a nursery. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueĪnother asked, “How are your dogs doing?” Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Biden playing with a child’s toy airplane. In Dublin, one child asked about Air Force One, showing Biden a toy model of the plane, which the president held up and said, “That’s pretty cool, man.” Biden declined to sign an autograph for one of the kids but promised to do so later. I promise I’ll sign it,” he said, minutes before leaving as a person in the crowd held up what appeared to be a pad of paper.īiden met earlier Wednesday with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Belfast, Northern Island, before flying south to be greeted by Republic of Ireland leader Leo Varadkar. “Honey, could I sign it in a minute? I don’t want to do it right now. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Children holding signs welcoming Biden to Ireland. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Biden took questions from the children of US Embassy staffers despite skipping a press conference on this trip. President Biden getting greeted at Dublin International Airport after landing in Ireland on April 12, 2023.

“The key to success is whenever you disagree with someone, it’s OK to question their judgment, whether they’re right or wrong, but it’s never OK to question their motive,” said Biden - who has made a habit as president of blasting Republicans, at one point accusing them of being in thrall to “semi-fascism” in the person of former President Donald Trump and his allies.Īt another point, Biden promised a child he would sign an autograph - though it’s unclear if he remembered to do so. In fact, the president would have been in his mid-40s. Jesse Helms (R-NC), who was Biden’s Senate colleague for 30 years, and incorrectly saying he was 32 years old when the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was introduced. “What do you want to ask me?”īiden struggled with his memory while answering a young boy’s question about the key to success - forgetting the home state of the late Sen. “Any of you guys want to ask any questions?” the 80-year-old president asked the elementary school-age kids of US Embassy staffers shortly after he arrived in Dublin. President Biden fielded questions from children in Ireland on Wednesday after outraging the White House press corps by refusing to host a formal news conference during his four-day tour of the island with scandal-plagued first son Hunter Biden.

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