WASHINGTON – In a simple ceremony at the Diplomatic Entrance to the South Portico of the White House Monday evening, surrounded by 500 illuminated candles, each one representing 1,000 lives lost over the past year to the coronavirus, President Joe Biden paid tribute honoring those Americans.
Accompanied by his wife, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Vice-President Kamala Harris and her husband Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, the president held a moment of silence and reflection.
Delivering his remarks in the Great Cross Hall in a clearly emotional moment, the president removed his face mask and gave a eulogy to the over 500,000 Americans who died from the coronavirus. “We often hear people described as ordinary Americans.
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