Biden Absent, First Lady May Attend Tokyo Games
The United States says President Joe Biden will not attend the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. First Lady Jill Biden may lead the US delegation.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday that the president is not planning to attend the Games. She added, "We will have a delegation from the United States, as we have historically had."
When asked about any plans for a delegation led by Jill Biden, Press Secretary to the Office of the First Lady Michael LaRosa told NHK, "We are assessing feasibility and waiting for the naming of the presidential delegation."
In recent years, the US sent then Vice President Mike Pence to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, and then Secretary of State John Kerry to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.