‘We pray for them’: Biden pays tribute to Covid victims in Thanksgiving message

President wishes Americans a closer-to-normal holiday amid rise in coronavirus infections

President Joe Biden on Thursday wished Americans a happy and closer-to-normal Thanksgiving, the second celebrated in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, in remarks welcoming the resumption of holiday traditions in many homes.

In his first holiday message as president, Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, said this year's celebrations were especially meaningful after last year's family separations due to the pandemic.