White House St. Patrick's Day reception

At a White House St. Patrick’s Day reception, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny invoked the sentiments of Irish-American President John F. Kennedy to explain why “Ireland came to America.”

On Thursday, Kenny and President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence each commemorated St. Patrick’s Day in a ceremony in the East Room.

During his remarks, Kenny paid tribute to the Irish immigrants who have come to America and forged a strong bond between the two nations that still exists today: