President Biden released a farewell letter Wednesday saying, “It has been the privilege of my life to serve this country 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 decline,” he said ahead of tonight's Oval Office speech. I am doing it,” he added.
Biden began the letter by saying that when he took office four years ago, “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 braved it. We came out stronger, richer and safer,” he said.
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Touting economic growth, Biden said, “We are rebuilding the entire country: our cities, our suburbs, our rural areas, our tribal communities.”
“Manufacturing is coming back to America. We are once again leading the world in science and innovation, including in the semiconductor industry. And we have finally defeated Big Pharma to lower the cost of prescription drugs for seniors. '' he continued. “More people in America today have health insurance than ever before.”
“I ran for president because I believed the soul of America was at stake,” Biden said.
“Our very nature was at stake, and it still is: the idea that America is stronger than any military and bigger than any ocean,” he declared.
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Biden is set to step down as president next week, with President-elect Donald Trump set to return to the White House for a second term.
“It has been the privilege of my life to serve this country for more than 50 years. In Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Claymont, Delaware, a humble child born with a stutter was born one day to a determined university student. “Nowhere on Earth will you sit behind a desk filled with the power to serve in the Oval Office as President of the United States,” Biden wrote. “I have given my heart and soul to this country, and in return I have been blessed millions of times with the love and support of the American people.
At one point in the letter, Biden wrote, “Vice President Harris and I have asked our staff to produce a detailed summary of the progress we have made together over the past four years.”
The White House released a lengthy accompanying fact sheet titled “Biden-Harris Administration Record,” which includes “ending the COVID-19 pandemic,” “boosting the small business boom,” and “freeing Americans from terrorism and wrongful detention.” He mentioned achievements such as “protection”. Advancing the most ambitious environmental justice agenda in history. ”
Biden concluded his letter by saying that history, power and “the American ideal” are in the hands of the people.
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“We must keep our faith and remember who we are. We are the United States of America, and if we do it together, nothing is beyond our ability.” he said.
