Biden steps out for Memorial Day for the first time in months

Joe Biden made his first public appearance in two months since having been in quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Biden’s last public appearance was in March, when he defeated his rival, Bernie Sanders, in the Florida elections. He was forced to self-isolate due to the coronavirus pandemic after that.

The US Democratic presidential candidate stepped out wearing a black mask and laid a wreath of white roses on Memorial Day at a ceremony in Delaware’s War Memorial Plaza.

Speaking to the press through his mask, the former vice president said, “It feels good to be out of my house,” Mr Biden told reporters through his mask, adding: “Never forget the sacrifices that these men and women made. Never, ever, forget”, and observed a moment of silence along with his wife Jill.

Memorial Day is an annual holiday in the US, honouring those who had died serving the US Military, held on the last Monday of every May. It also marks the unofficial start of summer.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump also observed Memorial Day celebrations, and took part in laying the wreath along with his wife Melania.