During his visit to the city following the fatal attack, Biden claims that New Orleans “defines strength and resilience.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
President Joe Biden said that New Orleans “defines strength and resilience” as he mourned the lives lost in the New Year’s Day terror attack, speaking at an interfaith prayer service in the city Monday evening.
“My wife, Jill, and I are here to stand with you, to grieve with you, to pray with you, to let you know you are not alone. The rest of the nation is looking at you as well. It’s not the same. We know what it’s like to lose a piece of our soul, the anger, the emptiness, the black hole that seems to be sucking you into your chest, the sense of loss,” Biden said.
He added later: “If there’s one thing we know: New Orleans defines strength and resilience. You define it, whether it’s in the form of this attack, from this attack, or hurricanes or super storms. This city and its people get back up. That’s the spirit of America as well.”
The president’s visit to New Orleans, along with first lady Jill Biden, comes days after a man drove into a crowd gathered on the city’s busy Bourbon Street just after 3 a.m. on New Year’s Day, killing 14 and injuring at least 35, according to the FBI.
On January 6, 2025, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend an ecumenical prayer service at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans in support of the victims of the devastating New Year’s truck assault. AP’s Stephanie Scarbrough
In addition to honoring the victims, the president said Monday night that he has instructed his staff to “make every resource available” to the city’s residents. The White House said Monday in a news release that also described the Biden administration’s response to the attack that New Orleans was granted SEAR 1 status, one of the highest designations for event security by the Department of Homeland Security, for Mardi Gras events from February 21 to March 4.
At a temporary monument on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 6, 2025, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden lay flowers in remembrance of the victims of the January 1 truck attack. Getty Images/AFP/Roberto Schmidt Ahead of the event Monday, Biden and the first lady greeted relatives, survivors and local law enforcement impacted by the assault. In order to honor the lives lost there, they also paused on Bourbon Street to place flowers at a shrine for the victims and bend their heads in silence.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
