Biden calls on Americans ‘to keep perfecting our union’ in his last Veterans Day address

President Biden on Monday called on Americans to unify for the sake of the country in the last Veterans Day address of his presidency, which comes just under a week after the election of President-elect Trump.

“This is the moment to come together as a nation, to keep faith in each other. The world is depending on each of you and all of us — all of you — to keep honoring the women and the men and the families who have borne the battle. To keep protecting everything they fought for,” Biden said at Arlington National Cemetery.

“To keep striving to heal our nation’s wounds. To keep perfecting our union,” he said.

The president and Vice President Harris attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. It was their first public appearance together since Election Day, when Trump won all seven battleground states; Trump is also on track to win the popular vote.

Biden said he was “proud of our work for the past four years,” citing that veterans homelessness rates have dropped to a record low and that the PACT Act passed in 2022 to give veterans expanded access to apply for compensation and relief related to toxic exposures during service.

Read Full Article Here