http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3135077/Obama-eulogy-funeral-Charleston-pastor-murdered-South-Carolina-church-shooting.htmlObama to give eulogy at funeral of Charleston pastor murdered during South Carolina church shooting
Vice President Joe Biden will also attend the Charleston, South Carolina, funeral service of Emanuel AME pastor, the late Rev. Clementa Pinckney
Obama and Biden both acknowledged in their statements last Thursday that they were friends of the reverend and South Carolina state senator
He was one of the youngest African Americans to be elected to his state legislature
By Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:07 EST, 22 June 2015 | Updated: 15:15 EST, 22 June 2015
President Barack Obama will give the eulogy at the funeral of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church pastor, the late Rev. Clementa Pinckney, on Friday, the White House has confirmed.
The news was first reported by The Post and Courier this afternoon and was quickly confirmed by the White House.
Vice President Joe Biden will also attend the Charleston, South Carolina, funeral service.
Additional details about the president's trip were not immediately available.
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