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IT WAS THE HUG SEEN ‘ROUND THE WORLD 🌎 After delivering the eulogy at his son Beau’s 2015 funeral, President Obama embraced Joe Biden warmly at the front of the church, and kissed him on the cheek. Beau Biden “did not have a mean bone in his body” and was the consummate public servant and family man, Obama had said. With tears in his eyes and an occasional slight tremor in his voice, the president explained that Beau Biden had “shoulders broad enough not only to bear your own burdens but the burdens of others.” Obama attended the funeral with his wife, Michelle, their daughters, Malia and Sasha, and his mother-in-law, Mary Robinson — “honorary Bidens,” as the president called them. He said the Biden family “rule” was that, before help was even sought, family members would be there for each other. “I can only imagine the burdens you have been forced to bear,” he told the Biden family. “As you were there for him, we will be there for you. We have become part of the Biden clan. We are honorary members now and the Biden family rules apply. We are always here for you – my word as a Biden.” “We are here to grieve with you but more importantly we are here because we love you,” Obama ended. I miss that kind of character from a commander-in-chief.