Joe Biden's administration will skip University of Notre Dame commencement after abortion row | Daily Mail Online
- President Biden will not be giving the commencement speech at Notre Dame
- It is unclear whether Vice President Kamala Harris was invited to give a speech
- It marks the first time in three administrations in which neither a president nor a vice president gave a commencement speech in his or her first term
- White House officials said Biden was invited to speak but declined due to a previous engagement
- The announcement came after more than 4,000 students, alumni and other community members at the Catholic university signed a petition
- They urged Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins not to invite Biden, who is also Catholic, over his pro-choice views