President Joe Biden speaks from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House on August 1 in Washington.
Mandatory Credit:	Jim Watson/Pool/Getty Images

President Joe Biden speaks from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House on August 1 in Washington.
Mandatory Credit: Jim Watson/Pool/Getty Images

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