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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Oliver O'Connell

‘My two boys were on top of their mother and sister’: Biden opens up about death of first wife and daughter

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President Joe Biden opened up about the death of his first wife and daughter during remarks at an event honouring firefighters on Tuesday.

Speaking at the Summit on Fire Prevention and Control in the South Court Auditorium of the White House, the president spoke movingly and appreciatively about how first responders saved his sons from the car wreck that killed their mother and sister.

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