President Biden released his final Thanksgiving message as president on Thursday, thanking his supporters.
“From the bottom of my heart, with gratitude: Happy Thanksgiving, America,” Biden wrote on social platform X. along with the video. “Jill and I are so grateful for the trust you have placed in us these past four years. It has been the honor of our lives to serve you.”
The video showed a montage of the president's visit with members of the Coast Guard on Monday. The text on the video echoes the sentiment above, paying tribute to “those who have an empty seat at the table this year.”
“As you know, we are blessed to live in the United States of America. We are literally the greatest country on earth,” the message continues. “No matter what, we will never give up. We will keep going. We will keep our faith in America.”
his Words will come out in a few days His final holiday season began with the annual pardoning turkey ceremony at the White House.
On Monday, the president pardoned turkeys Peach and Blossom, who will now head to the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretation Center as education ambassadors. They made a two-day trip from Minnesota for the event, and had to listen to “Livin' on Prayer” along the way, Biden quipped.
“This event marks the official start of the holiday season here in Washington, and it is also the last time I will speak here as president this season to express my gratitude and gratitude,” he said Monday. , “So let me tell you, this is the honor of my life and I am forever grateful.''
The White House said the president is spending the Thanksgiving holiday in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and that he and Vice President Harris will also call military personnel on Thursday.
Biden's comments were very different from those President-elect Trump made in his Thanksgiving message on Thursday.
“We give thanks to all those who have worked hard to destroy our country, but have failed miserably, and will continue to fail, because they The great people of our country have delivered a landslide victory to those who want to make America great again!” President Trump wrote early Thursday morning. In real social.
In contrast to what happened after the 2020 election, Biden and Trump agreed to a peaceful transfer of power in January. The president-elect also signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this week giving his Cabinet picks time to meet with members of the Biden administration.
