WATCH: President Biden and First Lady visit Lewiston following mass shooting to pay respects, grieve with community

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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit Lewiston on Friday.

President Joe Biden and the first lady meet with first responders, nurses and others on the front lines of the Maine mass shooting response.President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 30, 2022, after returning from Wilmington, Del.

The White House says the Bidens will pay respects to the victims of the attacks and grieve with the families and community.They are also expected to meet with first responders, nurses and others on the front lines who helped in the wake of the tragic events. Stefanie Feldman, the director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, issued a statement about the Bidens visit to Maine:

Last Sunday, the White House says President Biden sent Office of Gun Violence Prevention Deputy Director Greg Jackson to Maine to support the community on the ground and directly coordinate federal resources, including expansive victim services provided by the FBI and Justice Department and the deployment of behavioral health and public health staff support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 

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