VideoWASHINGTON — President Obama surprised Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday by bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on him, calling Mr. Biden “my brother” in a tearful goodbye in the East Room of the White House. After Mr. Obama hung the medal around his neck, the vice president cried openly. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Ricchetti, you’re fired,” Mr. Biden joked to his chief of staff, Steve Ricchetti. But he said that Mr. Obama had made good on a pledge to make sure that Mr. Biden had a job that mattered. “I can say I was part of a journey of a remarkable man who did remarkable things for this country,” Mr. Biden said.

Source: New York Times January 12, 2017 21:07 UTC