Biden honored U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes at the White House today, praising them for uniting the nation in a time of deep political divisions. 'I want to thank you for showing what we can do together as one America and one Team USA.'
The pandemic made training and competing especially difficult and draining. But you did it," Biden. "And we were in awe not just of your incredible athleticism but your endurance and your state of mind — but most of all your character."
"There are people you'll never meet who witnessed how hard you competed, trained, and pushed yourself. And you helped them believe in themselves. You’ve helped them believe that they can do things that, 'Maybe, maybe — just maybe I can,""They look at you and see that despite the emotional, mental, and financial, and physical toll, ... you just don’t quit," he added."We’ve been a very divided nation philosophically of late, but you brought us together.