Ryan Tubridy recalls meeting 'utterly charming' Joe Biden as US President withdraws from race
The ex-RTE star met Mr Biden and introduced him to his sister Rachel at the time.
Ex-RTE star Ryan Tubridy has called Joe Biden “utterly charming” as he reacts to the US President removing himself from the Presidential race on Sunday.
Mr Biden announced on Sunday that he was withdrawing from his presidential re-election race and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to take his place at the top of their party’s ticket.
Reacting to the news, Mr Tubridy recalled meeting Mr Biden in Ireland and introduced him to his sister, Rachel, at the time.
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He said: “Joe Biden drops out of the race, a difficult but correct decision. I met him once (with my sister, Rachel) and he was utterly charming. I introduced Rachel to him and he turned to me and said ‘Ah, now we have something in common...We both have sisters who are better looking than us!’. Fascinating days ahead in this extraordinary race.”
Ryan previously defended the 81-year-old’s visit to Ireland in 2023, saying Mr Biden’s visit was “good for the island”. Speaking previously on his former RTE Radio 1 show at the time, he said: “I’ve heard a lot of snarky coverage about it, I’m not going to be snarky about it. I think they’re really good and really useful. There’s a sort of a slightly snarky, bit too cool-for-school take on it and I wouldn’t be in that camp.
“I would be in the camp that would say when the ‘most powerful person’ on the planet comes to a tiny island for four days, that’s got to be good for us. Politically, economically, in a tourist sense to sell the country, all eyes on Mayo, Louth, Belfast, Dublin and everything that comes with it beamed into millions of homes,” he said at the time.
“Don’t forget Richard Nixon came to town once upon a time, Donald Trump before he was President and we had fiddles and violins waiting on the tarmac. This is a good thing and it’s going to be very exciting. I’d just be less cynical about what this could do for us as a country.
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