US President Joe Biden has said Bono played a “pivotal role” building support for the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty – as the U2 star said he was “honoured” to be among the special guests at his State of the Union address.
The Dubliner sat next to Paul Pelosi, husband of Nancy and was seriously injured when an intruder attacked him in their home last year, and 26-year-old Brandon Tsay, who heroically disarmed the gunman who carried out the shooting in Monterey Park in California on January 21, which killed 11 people.
In a statement, The White House noted that Bono was honoured with an invitation in recognition of his work as "a groundbreaking activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty."
