Biden Will Visit New Orleans To “Grieve With Families”

January 3, 2025 Democrats, Joe Biden

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will head to New Orleans on Monday, the site of a New Year’s Day terror attack that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more, the White House announced Friday.

The White House said in a statement that the Bidens will “grieve with the families and community members impacted by the tragic attack on January 1 and meet with officials on the ground” while in Louisiana.

The announcement comes two days after Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning. Jabbar was shot and killed by law enforcement shortly after the attack.

Read the full article. Acting as the “Consoler-In-Chief” is just one of many presidential traditions ignored by Trump. He only visits the sites of disasters if there’s a financial or political reward.

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