Biden’s First Prime Address Will Mark Lockdown Year

March 8, 2021 Coronavirus, Joe Biden

President Joe Biden will deliver his first primetime address to the nation Thursday night to mark the one-year anniversary of the Covid-19 shutdowns that rocked the U.S., the White House said.

Speaking to reporters Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Biden would use the address to “discuss the many sacrifices the American people have made over the last year and the grave loss communities and families

The address Thursday night will be Biden’s first in primetime to the U.S. It will come on March 11, marking almost exactly a full year since many businesses and schools switched to a remote-only schedule to protect Americans from Covid-19.

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NEW: Pres. Biden will make his first primetime address to the nation Thursday night to “to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown,” White House announces. https://t.co/lIJdYoq39k

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