Vice President of the United States Joe Biden officiated a wedding for two longtime White House staffers, in his house yesterday. Brian Mosteller director of Oval Office operations for President Barack Obama and Joe Mahshie, a trip coordinator for first lady Michelle Obama, tied the knot during an intimate affair in the living room of the Vice President’s home.
Mr Biden has never officiated a wedding before, so he got a special temporary certification from the District of Columbia to make it legal.
Mr Biden publicly backed gay marriage in 2012 in the run-up to President Barack Obama’s re-election.
The announcement put pressure on Mr Obama to declare his own support shortly after.