‘We Must Remember’: Biden, Harris Memorialize COVID-19 Victims

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With the Washington Monument in the background, President-elect Joe Biden with his wife, Jill Biden, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with her husband, Doug Emhoff, listen Tuesday as Yolanda Adams sings «Hallelujah.





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Lights surround the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, placed as a memorial to COVID-19 victims on Tuesday.





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Lights surround the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, placed as a memorial to COVID-19 victims on Tuesday.


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«To heal, we must remember, Biden continued in his brief remarks. «It’s hard sometimes to remember, but that’s how we heal. It’s important to do that as a nation.

Biden was joined by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who called on Americans to unite through their mourning of lost loved ones.

«For many months, we have grieved by ourselves. Tonight, we grieve and begin healing together. Though we may be physically separated, we the American people are united in spirit.

Biden and Harris will be sworn into office Wednesday, and they have made addressing the coronavirus pandemic their top priority.