Joe Biden Officiates Same-Sex Wedding For White House Staffers

Vice President Joe Biden officiated a wedding Monday for two longtime White House staffers.The marriage ofBrian Mosteller and Joe Mahshie was the first time Bidenofficiated a ceremony, the vice presidents office told CNN in a statement. Biden obtained a temporary certification from the District of Columbia.Proud to marry Brian and Joe at my house, Biden tweeted. Couldnt be happier, two longtime White House staffers, two great guys.Proud to marry Brian and Joe at my house. Couldn't be happier, two longtime White House staffers, two great guys. pic.twitter.com/0om1PT7bKh Vice President Biden (@VP) August 1, 2016 Mosteller serves as special assistant to the president and director of Oval Office operations. Mahshie is a trip coordinator for Michelle Obama, according to his LinkedIn profile.The wedding was attended only by the immediate family, NBC reported. The ceremony took place at the vice presidents residence on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Northwest Washington.Bidens wife, Jill, tweeted, Love is love! in response to her husbands tweet.Love is love! 'Jill https://t.co/xDrz2m9qf2 Dr. Jill Biden (@DrBiden) August 2, 2016 The vice presidents tweet had more than 16,000 retweets and 50,000 likes by late Monday ' further evidence that Biden will be sorely missed when the Obama administration leaves office next year. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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