“
So proud of you!
Joe Biden, who never misses an opportunity to talk about his Irish origins, called on the Irish rugby team to congratulate them on their victory over New Zealand, according to a video broadcast by numerous media outlets.
The Irish Rugby Federation on Twitter posted a photo of the exchange, showing the players in their hotel, facing a phone screen, with the comment "
Amazing @POTUS is calling the team after the victory today against the All Blacks!
". POTUS stands for "
President of the United States
". The White House confirmed the call on Sunday, which took place on Saturday.
The video shows Joe Biden in a dark jacket and pants, sitting on the armrest of an armchair, between his sister Valerie and his brother James, whom he presents to his interlocutors with a smartphone. Joe Biden spent the weekend at the Camp David residence and returned to the White House midday on Sunday. “
Congratulations guys!
», Launches the president to the players, telling them that he is«
so proud
»of them. Cheers are heard at the other end of the link. "
We are huge fans,
" said Joe Biden, who had already written to the team to encourage him before the meeting, recalling that the former back of the XV of the Clover, Rob Kearney, was a cousin.
"
What was the final score again?"
James "Jim" Biden asks. "
29-22
", intervenes Joe Biden, before his interlocutor, who is not identified, does not restore the good figures. It is indeed on the score of 29 to 20 that Ireland beat New Zealand for the third time in its history, Saturday in Dublin, after a heroic match. We also hear a voice evoking a possible visit to the White House. “
I could fix that
,” Joe Biden said.
The president gladly recalls his Irish roots, going back to ancestors on the maternal side, he who cultivates an image of a simple and spontaneous man, fervent Catholic in addition.
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where many Irish Americans live, Joe Biden readily quotes Irish poets.
He also sometimes wears a tie adorned with shamrocks, a symbol of the country.