Joe Biden makes surprise Trinity visit for Hunter's student award

RTÉ News shows the former US president applauding at a College Historical Society ceremony, with Jill Biden also attending.

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Why this story? One of RTÉ News's most watched videos since yesterday, with 37,282 views.

Joe Biden makes surprise visit to Trinity College Dublin

Joe Biden walked into a hall at Trinity College Dublin to applause and raised cameras, making a surprise appearance at a ceremony honouring his son Hunter.

RTÉ News's brief clip shows the former US president arriving with security personnel before Hunter enters carrying documents. Joe Biden then stands among the crowd, smiling and applauding as his son receives the honour. There are no intelligible speeches in the footage, just applause and cheering.

According to RTÉ, former first lady Jill Biden also attended. The award came from the College Historical Society, Trinity's student debating society, which said it was recognising Hunter Biden's contribution to public discourse. The society cited his criticism of the Trump administration and far-right politics, alongside his advocacy on addiction and recovery.

The clip drew about 37,000 views since yesterday, making it RTÉ News's most-watched new upload over that period. A separate, longer report from the broadcaster also covered the Dublin visit.

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The numbers

The brief arrival-and-applause clip led viewing among RTÉ News's new uploads since yesterday.

subscribers

257,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

184,015,567

views per day

204,708

typical day: 255,935

the video

views

37,282

likes

555

comments

81

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

The Sydney Morning Herald…

271,000

The Globe and Mail

267,000

RTÉ News

257,000

RNZ

254,000

Washington Week PBS

248,000

Royal Exclusive

244,000

As of November 11, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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