A 13-year-old who befriended Joe Biden over his stutter is set to play a role in today's inauguration, CNN reports.
Brayden Harrington, of New Hampshire, bonded with the incoming president over a shared experience with stammering.
Watch as Joe Biden sheds a tear in this emotional farewell video before departing for the White House:Harrington is one of a number of high-profile individuals who will be part of the prime-time special celebrating Joe Biden's inauguration as 46th president of the United States.
As part of a segment introducing Biden's remarks in the 90-minute special Celebrating America, Harrington will read a famous line from President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural address:
"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
The segment will also feature appearances by NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, labor leader Dolores Huerta and the first female MLB general manager Kim Ng.
Harrington told CNN that "it's an honor" to be included in the event, which will see Biden sworn in as Donald Trump's successor.
Joe Biden cries in an emotional speech before heading to Washington DC for Inauguration Day:"He's come a long way and I'm pretty happy for him. When I first met him, it was in February and he came this far," Harrington added. "He basically has the whole country in his hands, and I know he'll be good at that."
The pair first met last year in February at a campaign event in New Hampshire. The former vice-president invited Harrington backstage where he gave the young boy advice on how to deal with his stuttering.
The 13-year-old then went viral in the summer when he talked about bonding with Mr. Biden over his stutter in a heartwarming video at the Democratic National Convention.
Check out the video here:"He told me that we were members of the same club: We stutter. It was really amazing to hear that someone like me became vice president," Brayden said in the video.
"He told me about a book of poems by Yeats that he would read out loud to practice," he added. "He showed me how he marks his addresses to make them easier to say out loud. So, I did the same thing today."
He went on to say: "I'm just a regular kid, and in a short amount of time, Joe Biden made me feel more confident about something that's bothered me my whole life. Joe Biden cared. Imagine what he could do for all of us."
