White House insists Joe Biden is not 'anti-British' after Arlene Foster comments

US President Joe Biden is not anti-British, the White House insisted as he began a series of engagements on the island of Ireland.

The White House said he would use the trip to reaffirm support for the Good Friday Agreement.

Former DUP leader Arlene Foster has claimed US President Joe Biden "hates the United Kingdom" during his visit to the island of Ireland this week.

Ms Foster made the claim in an interview on GB News where she insisted President Biden's presence for one night in Northern Ireland "won't put any pressure" on the party to restore Stormont.

She said quite the opposite was true because he [Biden] is regarded as "simply pro-republican and pro-nationalist".

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