President Biden Issues Remarks at National Italian American Foundation's 48th Anniversary Gala
October 14, 2023
October 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at the National Italian American Foundation's 48th anniversary gala at the Omni Shoreham Hotel:
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THE PRESIDENT: My name is Joe Biden. I'm Jill Biden's husband. (Applause.)
You know, I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid. (Laughter.) I married Dominic Giacoppa's granddaughter. And I want to tell you something. The -- I grew up in a neighborhood -- I -- when everything -- coal died in Scran . . .
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THE PRESIDENT: My name is Joe Biden. I'm Jill Biden's husband. (Applause.)
You know, I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid. (Laughter.) I married Dominic Giacoppa's granddaughter. And I want to tell you something. The -- I grew up in a neighborhood -- I -- when everything -- coal died in Scran . . .