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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
US trade deal not in our hands. Remember, Biden is Irish.
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Just saw the news hidden in Damien's link about banker bonuses so posted the snippet.
Despite the promises of 2017, I don't think it was really ever on the cards whoever the President was. The US is focused on its treaty with Mexico and Canada and doesn't see the need to go beyond this given its large market size.
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
Throughout the Troubles, Biden voiced support for the Irish cause and sometimes took action in the Senate. In 1985, he opposed an extradition treaty with Britain that would have affected members of the Irish Republican Army who had fled to the United States. Taking issue with the British administration of justice in Northern Ireland, he helped force the GOP to water down the agreement.
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People's views change - Truss was more recently a Leaver, before that a Liberal Democrat and before that an anti-monarchist.