Biden doesn't hate Britain, White House insists

Joe Biden meets Rishi Sunak in Belfast

Sammy Wilson, DUP MP and chief party whip in Westminster, said that Mr. Biden «has proven himself to be pro-Republican, anti-union and anti-British» and warned Biden not to «lecture». Politics in Northern Ireland.

'Simply not true'

Amanda Sloat, senior director of the National Security Council for Europe, responded to Biden's accusations that he hates Britain because of the White House.

She added that «the president's track record shows that he is not anti-British.»

DUP politicians accused Biden of softening the law to make it easier to extradite IRA terrorists when he was a senator in 1985.

They were also outraged by his warnings to the UK against tearing up the Northern Ireland Protocol, which the DUP said threatened their place in the UK.

Boycott Stormont

The Irish Sea Boundary Treaty has now been modified by the Windsor Framework Agreement with the EU, but the DUP are not satisfied and continue to boycott Stormont.

Ms Sloat said Mr Biden's message to the DUP was his support. for the peace process and «reaffirm broad support for the return of decentralized government in Northern Ireland.»

This president also had a strong desire to increase US investment in Northern Ireland to take advantage of the huge economic potential he sees here.»< /p>

When asked if Mr. Biden supported a united Ireland, Ms. Sloat replied that he supported the Good Friday Agreement.

This peace agreement allows for referendums on Irish reunification on both sides of the border if it seems likely that the majority of the people in Northern Ireland will support it.

“The President is a strong supporter of the Good Friday Agreement and the Good Friday Agreement includes mechanisms by which the people of Northern Ireland can make this decision on their own,” she said.