He and his family did not wear them when they visited the Lincoln Memorial. His press secretary said that "he was celebrating", apparently indicating that the law does not apply to the privileged political class.

Joe Biden's press secretary Jen Psaki declared that it was fine that the Democrat refused to follow his own executive order, signed only hours before, when he did not wear a mask on federal property, because "he was celebrating", apparently indicating that the China virus is compassionate enough to recognize when it should take a day off.

Biden was roundly criticized for immediately breaking the law by violating the executive order he signed only hours before, which mandates that all Americans must wear face masks at all times when on federal property. He and his family did not wear them when they visited the Lincoln Memorial.