New Orleans: Joe Biden to visit site of New Year attack [Video]

WASHINGTON –

President Joe Biden told mourners in New Orleans on Monday that they are not alone as he paid tribute to victims of the deadly New Year’s attack and channeled the pain felt by their loved ones.

Biden made the remarks at St. Louis Cathedral in the city’s historic French Quarter. not far from the area where an Army veteran drove a truck into revelers last week, killing 14 and injuring 30 more.

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Biden praised “so many that ran toward the chaos, trying to help save others,” including first responders. He noted the city’s enduring strength and resilience amid tragedy, invoking past devastation like Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

“The city’s people get back up,” Biden said. “That’s the spirit of America as well.”

Biden met privately with grieving families, survivors and first responders before the prayer …