‘Being tough, being a fighter’: Obama and Biden salute Harry Reid at Las Vegas funeral
by Edward Helmore and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5TT98)
- Two presidents, Pelosi and Schumer address service in Nevada
- Former Senate majority leader died at 82 in December
- Obituary: Harry Reid, 1939-2021
Two presidents and Democratic leaders in Congress joined on Saturday to commemorate Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader who rose from poverty in Nevada to become one of the most powerful US politicians.
Being tough, being a fighter was once of Harry's signatures characteristics," Barack Obama said, at the service in Las Vegas.
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