Joe Biden appears in public on Memorial Day after staying home for months in pandemic

By Chacour Koop

Updated May 25, 2020 12:33 PM

Former Vice President Joe Biden left his home for his first public appearance in months on Memorial Day.

The presumptive Democratic nominee for president has stayed home during the coronavirus pandemic since March, campaigning from home with social media and videos instead of the usual slate of campaign events, The Associated Press reported.

Photos show Biden and his wife, Jill, laying a wreath at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veterans Memorial Park near his home in Wilmington, according to Bloomberg News reporter Jennifer Epstein.

Biden visits this memorial park a few miles from his Wilmington home every Memorial Day. There’s usually a ceremony but not this year. We waved to and saluted two groups of vets who were waiting to do their own tributes. pic.twitter.com/Nr2bJfwb0S
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) May 25, 2020

Other photos show Biden, who wore a black face mask, with U.S. Secret Service, according to NBC News reporter Kelly O’Donnell.

Joe Biden out in public for first time since early March and with a full Secret Service detail as presumptive nominee. Previous Secret Service protection ended when he left office as VP. pic.twitter.com/jss7fSniJ6
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) May 25, 2020

“I feel great to be out here.” Biden said, according to the AP.

“Never forget the sacrifices that these men and women made,” Biden said. “Never, ever, ever forget.”

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump attended a Memorial Day event at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland with First Lady Melania Trump.

LIVE: @POTUS, @EsperDoD & #GenMilley attend a #MemorialDay ceremony at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. https://t.co/pxJkjUlDU4
— Department of Defense (@DeptofDefense) May 25, 2020

This story was originally published May 25, 2020 at 9:41 AM with the headline "Joe Biden appears in public on Memorial Day after staying home for months in pandemic."

Chacour Koop

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Chacour Koop is a Real-Time reporter based in Kansas City. Previously, he reported for the Associated Press, Galveston County Daily News and Daily Herald in Chicago.

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