Joe Biden’s tears and kiss to his wife Jill at his White House farewell dinner

Joe Biden and his wife Jill organized a private dinner this Friday in the gardens of the White House to close his mandate, which will conclude definitively next January when he is relieved by Donald Trump. after winning this is the elections of last November 5. During the evening held at the residence of the still North American president, his work at the head of the government was reviewed and they were able to thank his supporters for the support they have given him during the last four years.

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Standing at a lectern, the former Democratic leader first reflected on the legacy he leaves to the most powerful country in the world, a speech he gave under the watchful eye of his wife and all those who had gathered there for the occasion dressed in their best clothes. . From her table, with glassy eyes, the first lady could not help but get emotional as she listened to her husband speak at this moment about goodbyes.

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After that, the most emotional moment occurred when Jill Biden took the stage and spoke to praise her husband. “What you have done for forty years and what you did in the last four is impressive,” he told him when remembering his long career in politics, occupying different positions until he reached the top. It was then that Joe Biden, with his feelings on the surface, collapsed and had to wipe his tears with a handkerchief.

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Next, it was time to toast when a member of the White House staff brought them two glasses, a moment they shared with the rest of the guests. Afterwards, there was also time to dance holding each other in what was a particularly emotional date for the couple that took place last night in Washington. At 82 years old, the president will say goodbye to his position after becoming the oldest president in the history of the United States.

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Joe Biden’s personal history, marked by tragedy

A lawyer by profession until he joined the administration, the personal life of Joseph Robinette Biden is written with some truly dramatic episodes after the death of two of his children and the death of his first wife. Very close to his family, he found his soul mate in Jill and with whom he always demonstrates great harmony and complicity in public. In 1966, when he was studying law, Biden married Neilia Hunter and they had three children: Joseph Beau, Robert Hunter and Naomi.

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Unfortunately, their happiness did not last long, since on December 18, 1972, his wife and daughter died in a traffic accident when they were going to buy a Christmas tree. Mother and daughter died and the other two children survived, although with serious injuries. Despite losing their mother, Beau and Hunter always encouraged their father to remarry, and when he did, Jill Jacobs became a ‘second mother’ to them.