Joe Biden paid his respects to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she lay in state at the U.S. Capitol on Friday.
The Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president visited Ginsburg’s casket in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall with his wife, Jill Biden.
His running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, was also in Statuary Hall to pay respects to Ginsburg. Biden and Harris exchanged a wave across the hall, and she later walked across the room and chatted with the Biden for a few minutes, according to a pool report.
.@JoeBiden & @DrBiden pay their respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state in the Capitol.
Full video: https://t.co/vri1sJcUV6 pic.twitter.com/KWXB1ON9cI
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 25, 2020
As he left the Capitol, a reporter asked what it was like to be in the building with her one last time.
“It was like when I met her when I did her hearing. I was the chairman of the committee, and I was — when she was confirmed,” Biden told reporters. “Wonderful memories,” he added.
Biden does not have any other public events or activities scheduled for Friday.
Biden asked what it was like to be in the Capitol with Justice Ginsburg one final time
“It was like when I met her when we did her hearing. I was the chairman of the committee…when she was confirmed.”
“Wonderful memories.”
(H/t @kristin__wilson for video) pic.twitter.com/NSAyDEQlh9
— Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) September 25, 2020
