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[Irish Times] Pence, after all, is Irish American and wastes no opportunity to go misty-eyed about his love for the "Old Country" as he lards on his Mother Machree schtick on both sides of the Atlantic. He couldn’t praise Ireland enough on Tuesday ‐ "deeply humbled" and "honoured" to be going to the hometown of his mother’s grandmother and so on.
STRONG ENDORSEMENT
But, after he said all these nice things about the "Emerald Isle" and how much his boss Donald Trump ‐ he sent his best wishes, by the way ‐ appreciates us and all we do to help American security in Shannon, he delivered a very strong endorsement of Boris Johnson and Brexit.
No room left for doubt. As Pence read from the autocue and Irish eyes definitely stopped smiling, it was clear he was channeling His Master’s Voice. Trump is a fan of Brexit and of Boris. |