to meet relatives from one side of the family tree. on thursday, the president planted a tree and during talks with the irish president and prime minister. president biden repeatedly praised the country s close ties serious. it feels so good to be able to have this. merging and stronger, stronger relationship between the united states and ireland. i think our values are the same. and i think, uh, are concerned with the same so i m really looking forward to continue to work with him. alright let s bring in cnn s kevin liptak, who is live in dublin. so kevin take us through the highlights and what s doubt for you. yeah this trip really has acted as a springboard for president biden to talk about these issues that he often talks about on the global stage, particularly this idea of democracy, and certainly it s true that ireland really does represent the kind of modern progressive democracy that he does think can act as a bulwark against this tide of populism that you ve seen over the last