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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Oliver Browning

Watch as Biden marks Memorial Day with visit to Arlington National Cemetery

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Watch live as Joe Biden marks Memorial Day with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday 29 May.

The president, along with his wife, Jill Biden, will participate in a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Kamala Harris, the vice president, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will also be present.

Mr Biden will then deliver the Memorial Day Address at the 155th National Memorial Day Observance at Memorial Amphitheater.

He speaks less than a day after striking an agreement with Kevin McCarthy to raise the $31.4tn US debt ceiling and avoid a default.

“This is a deal that’s good news for the American people,” the president said at the White House on Sunday night.

He has also strongly urged both chambers to pass his agreement before 5 June, with the Treasury warning the US will run out of money on that date without a deal.

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