Joe Biden Accused of Supporting IRA (1986)

In the spring of 1986, US Senator Joe Biden found himself accused of supporting the Provisional IRA, the Irish nationalist paramilitary unit waging a campaign of armed resistance against the British government in Northern Ireland and England. The accusations were levelled at Biden by sections of the right-wing press in the US and Britain after the US Senator opposed an extradition treaty that would see the US send suspected members of the Provisional IRA to Britain for sentencing.

The future president denied having any feelings against Mrs Thatcher or in favour of the IRA, explaining that his opposition stemmed from "concern" that the precedent set by the treaty would amount to "bad law" that people would "have to live with for several generations."

President Biden is expected to formally announce on 25 April that he is entering into the 2024 presidential race.

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[READYTEDDYBEAR]

Im surprised he wasn't wearing a balaclava during this interview! 😯

[halfbakedproductions]

"There's no animus on my part towards the British"

Funny joke, do tell it again.

[Jadamolada]

He's got more hair now than then wtf 😂

[sirzorg]

If he actually did support them then he might be a good president.

[RealShrigmaMale]

Maybe I’d vote for him if he did support them.

[CAM]

Ira messed up hitting civillians shlda kept it focused on the british military and the loyalist miltias.

[Nei]

It’s crazy how lucid Biden was compared to now

[Todd-wu]

What an Embarrassment to the whole World

[Geezah]

Not much has changed, whenever he opens his mouth, you come away wondering what the hell is he going on about...

[RevoeLad]

He’s just anti British. Remember when he snubbed Northern Ireland and went straight to the republic? The guys a douche.

[YouAreNotThatGuy]

Well he is Irish at the end of the day

[Dmtryus]

And the red hats they, like lightning ran from the rifles of the IRS!

[arloblackburn]

BASED JOE BIDEN MOMENT? Never thought I'd see it.

[TheScaryTruthCatalyst]

Then he sh!t his pants at the Vatican...

[edmund]

Do you think anyone gets a fair trial in America?

[justinneill]

Why are people saying he’s “based?” Of course he’s based.. in Delaware, as he always been. Unless of course someone wrote “based” instead of “biased” by mistake, and a whole herd of other numpties just followed like sheep…?

[ched]

first called multiculturalism a racial jungle and also supports the ira? i love this guy

[JonahPatrickFlynn]

Biden when talking about American politics: “Ohh, uhh, democracy! Yeah! Voting! White supremacy bad and stuff… yeah… This moral doctrine in my faith? Yeah I’m gonna ignore that. Obama’s my friend! The lying dog-faced pony soldier Cornpop touched my leg hairs!”

Biden while talking about Irish politics: “Eachtrannaigh AMACH! ÉIRE DON GHAEILGE! 🇮🇪🙋‍♂️🇮🇪🙋‍♂️🇮🇪🙋‍♂️🇮🇪”

[patemi]

And then he ended up supporting the IRA (Inflation Reducing Act)