WASHINGTON- On the final day of the Trump administration the United States crossed the grim threshold of over 400,000 Americans who have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a moment punctuated by solemn ceremony tinged with grief, a nation for the first time was brought together to mourn its losses.
In brief remarks just prior to the illumination of 400 lamps, each symbolizing 1,000 American lives lost, President-elect Joe Biden told those gathered and those watching virtually online, “It’s hard sometimes to remember, but that’s how we heal.
It’s important to do that as a nation,” he said. Delivering her own reflections, Vice president-elect Kamala Harris pointed out that “[…] for many months, we have grieved by ourselves.
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