My mother believed and my father believed that if I wanted to be President of the United States, I could be, I could be vice president.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has been elected President of the United States.

It is my greatest honor and privilege to have been your president.

We will be back in some form.

We are still deeply divided. Public health experts warned this was coming, unless more was done, and here we are now.

Are you proud of what happened here today?

Absolutely.

Never before in American history, has there been an uprising like this?

Of the 75 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump, I don't know how many today are feeling,

dear God, what was I thinking? But I would wager a lot more our thinking, let's carry on this

fight. Character matters. It matters. Tell them the truth matters. The 21st century is going to be

the American century, because we lead not only by the example of our power but by the power

of our example. That is the history of the journey of America. The idea of a famous person

going into politics might seem like a new thing if you're watching the news, but in reality, US politics and fame have always been bound up together.

Today on Irishman in America, Marian McKeown, our US correspondent

and the US correspondent for the Sunday Business Post,

walks us through the strange and wonderful history of celebrities going into politics and running for office.

The reason we are talking about it this week, for starters, is Herschel Walker.

Donald, President Trump, he's a fighter.

Ever since I've known him, he's always been a fighter.

How do you characterize his presidency?

Power, strength.

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