He needs all the support he can get.
President Biden sat on a pillow Wednesday night to add more spirit as he delivered an 18-minute farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office.
A photo taken from just outside the Oval Office shows the 82-year-old commander in chief holding a small cushion between the president's butt and the seat of a seemingly solid leather chair. .
The oldest sitting president has often struggled with his balance, stamina and mental acuity, stumbling on the steps of Air Force One and making mistakes in his presidential speeches due to frequent gaffes and coughing.
The image also shows an emergency box of tissues placed to Biden's right, but not visible under his desk on the front-facing camera that was streaming Biden's speech to the nation. .
Facing a wall in the Oval Office, Vice President Kamala Harris, seated between Vice President Doug Emhoff and First Lady Jill Biden, reported that her relationship with Veep had cooled. It is being
His eldest son, Hunter Biden, and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, were also in the room.
At a memorial service for Biden's presidential term, all dramatically dressed in black, he acknowledged that his presidency had been “one of the toughest years” in American history and echoed Trump ally Elon. He explicitly criticized Mr. Musk and claimed that an “oligarchy” was on the horizon.
“Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America… It literally threatens our entire democracy, our fundamental rights, our freedoms, and everyone's fair chance to advance.” said the outgoing president.
Mr. Biden warned about the “high-tech industrial complex,” both in reference to President Eisenhower's farewell speech and in an attack on Mr. Musk.
The lame duck president has warned against “dark money” in politics and called on Congress to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.
His comments were quickly denounced as hypocritical by critics.
“When he talks about dark finance, doesn't he remember that just last week he awarded the Medal of Freedom to George Soros?” Fox News' Dana Perino said on the air after the speech.
Biden, who served as a senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009, also called for an 18-year term limit for Supreme Court justices, who are currently appointed for life.
Democrats also took aim at President-elect Donald Trump.
“We need to amend the Constitution to make it clear that no president is immune from crimes committed while in office,” Biden said in a weary voice.
“I want America to succeed, so I wish the next administration success,” Biden concluded.
