Biden Lays Memorial Wreath in First Public Event Since Virus

  • Memorial Day visit is first foray from home in 10 weeks
  • Biden has made staying home a contrast with Trump’s outings

Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden arrive at Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran's Memorial Park in Newcastle, Delaware on May 25. 

Photographer: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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Joe Biden emerged Monday from his stay-at-home lockdown after more than 10 weeks to mark Memorial Day with a tribute to veterans.

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his wife, Jill, visited the Veterans Memorial Park at the Delaware Memorial Bridge to lay a wreath of white roses. Both wore black masks over their mouths and noses.