Irish Examiner View: Simon Harris in the US: Unfortunate timing for a photo op

A diplomatic reception involving Joe Biden at the same time as a hurricane hitting Florida would have been a PR disaster
Taoiseach Simon Harris during a bilateral meeting with US president Joe Biden at the White House in Washington DC. Picture: White House/Tasos Katopodis/PA

Taoiseach Simon Harris during a bilateral meeting with US president Joe Biden at the White House in Washington DC. Picture: White House/Tasos Katopodis/PA

The vagaries of real life can often collide head-on with the best-laid plans of politicians, as Taoiseach Simon Harris knows.

His meeting with president Joe Biden in Washington DC today was originally meant to include a reception in the Rose Garden to mark 100 years of Irish-US diplomatic relations. 

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