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Now, before we get into the details of what Joe Biden was up to in the Republic of Ireland,

and in Northern Ireland as well, and why was there other than going to the pub, very

important of course, we thought we'd speak to someone who actually met him yesterday,

and has also met him before because he is Joe Biden's distant cousin, Aiman Thornton.

Hello, Aiman. Hello, how are you? So, how was it meeting your cousin again yesterday?

Well, it was up, but yesterday was different from the last time as Vice President. Everything

was up in the air, including the rain. But then when he arrived, everything erupted,

and the flags flew and cheers went up, and we were delighted to meet one of our home once

again. On previous occasion that he came, we had a tremendous time, and we just didn't

let that, let the rain stop us from enjoying ourselves. Before he went for his speech,

he just said, hi to everyone, you know, and I just said to him, you're welcome back

again, Mr. President.

Aiman, what was it like to have Joe Biden visit? Do people make a bit of an effort? Is

their excitement, do they kind of, you know, roll out the red carpet, as it were?

What was it like? Imagine having the most powerful man in the world visit a small rural

area like this, my own relations, great-great-grandparents would have caled with Joe Biden's

great-great-grandparents, there would have been neighbors, and that's the way there was

in those times, rough times, no one had anything. And for the President to come home here as

a result of all that, well, to look at that says it all, to be President of the free world,

you know.

But is he still Irish, Aiman, in your view? Is there something about him that's still

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