WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 4: President Joe Biden (center) speaks alongside (from left to right) Reverend Robert Wright Lee, First Lady Jill Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his wife Charlene Austin during a 4th of July event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. The President is hosting the Independence Day event for members of the military and their families. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)