President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made their first joint appearance since last week’s crushing presidential election loss to former President Donald Trump.
Biden and Harris, who looked stoic, stood side-by-side Monday morning to mark Veterans Day at Arlington Cemetery.
They didn’t speak to each other as they walked to their positions for the somber moment.
Their spouses, Dr. Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff, stood in the crowd nearby.
It’s been six days since former President Donald Trump won the presidential election, beating Harris in all seven battleground states.
President Joe Biden (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris (right) appeared together for the first time since Harris’ presidential election loss to former President Donald Trump
A stoic looking Vice President Kamala Harris (left) was seated next to first lady Dr. Jill Biden (right) to wait for President Joe Biden’s remarks at the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday
President Joe Biden (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris (right) participated in a ceremony Monday morning to mark Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery
(from left) Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a Veterans Day ceremony Monday at Arlington National Cemetery
On Wednesday, Harris returned to the campus of Howard University – where her election night shindig took place – to officially concede the race to the Republican ex-president.
Then on Thursday, a chipper sounding Biden addressed the election from the White House Rose Garden, telling staff they had much to be proud of.
Biden didn’t join Harris at her Howard concession speech and she wasn’t at his side when he addressed Cabinet members, staff and press at the White House.
The 81-year-old had been largely sidelined from campaigning for Harris in the final run-up to the election, after he appeared to call Trump supporters ‘garbage’ on a Zoom the same night his vice president was making her ‘closing argument’ speech on the Ellipse.
The White House contended that Biden was referring to a Trump-aligned comedian as ‘garbage’ after he referred to Puerto Rico as a ‘floating island of garbage.’
During Monday’s program, when the Executive Director of the Office of Army Cemeteries Karen Durham-Aguilera announced Harris’ and Emhoff’s presence, applause broke out in the crowd.
Biden clapped heartily.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave Emhoff a hug.
Biden is set to host Trump at the White House Wednesday for a meeting – part of the traditional peaceful transition of power.
Trump didn’t give Biden the same courtesy four years before when he falsely claimed the 2020 election had been stolen from him, due to widespread voter fraud.
