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President Biden released a farewell letter on Wednesday saying that “It has been the privilege of my life to serve this nation for more than 50 years.”
“Today we have the strongest economy in the world and we have created a record 16.6 million new jobs. Wages are rising. Inflation continues to fall,” he added before a Speech tonight from the Oval Office.
Biden began his letter by writing that four years ago, when he took office, “We were facing the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War.
“But we came together as Americans and we got through it. We emerged stronger, more prosperous and more secure,” he said.
President Joe Biden discusses foreign policy during a speech at the State Department in Washington on January 13. (AP/Susan Walsh)
While touting economic growth, Biden said, “We are rebuilding our entire nation: urban, suburban, rural and tribal communities.
“Manufacturing is coming back to America. We’re leading the world in science and innovation again, including in the semiconductor industry. And we finally beat Big Pharma to lower the cost of prescription drugs for seniors,” he continued. “More people in America today than ever have health insurance.”
Biden said he “ran for president because he believed the soul of America was at stake.
“The very nature of who we are was at stake. And that remains the case. America is an idea stronger than any army and bigger than any ocean,” he declared.
President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on January 10. (AP/Ben Curtis)
Now Biden will leave office next week with President-elect Donald Trump return to the White House for a second term.
“It has been the privilege of my life to serve this nation for more than 50 years. Nowhere else on Earth could a child with a stutter from humble beginnings in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Claymont, Delaware, one day sit behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office as President of the United States,” Biden wrote. “I have given my heart and soul to our nation. And I have been blessed a million times over in return with the love and support of the American people.
At one point in the letter, Biden wrote that “Vice President Harris and I asked our staff to prepare a detailed summary of the progress we have made together over the past four years.”
The White House released a lengthy fact sheet titled “The Record of the Biden-Harris Administration,” citing accomplishments such as “Ending the COVID-19 pandemic,” “Catalyzing a small business boom,” protecting Americans.” of terrorism and illegal detention” and “Advancing the most ambitious environmental justice agenda in history.”
Biden concluded his letter by saying that history, power and “the idea of America” are in the hands of its citizens.
President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with senior officials as they are briefed on the federal response to the wildfires in Los Angeles during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on January 13, 2025. Background map shows projected wind speeds. (AP/Susan Walsh)
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“We just have to keep the faith and remember who we are. We are the United States of America, and there is simply nothing beyond our ability when we do this together,” he said.
