Biden to deliver prime-time farewell to nation from Oval Office
The Hindu
President Biden's final address before leaving office, reflecting on his legacy and the future, set for January 15.
President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation Wednesday (January 15, 2025) from the Oval Office, five days before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.
The president's remarks at 8 p.m. Eastern are set to be his last significant opportunity to speak to Americans and the world before he leaves office at noon on January 20. They will follow a speech Monday at the State Department, where he will deliver an address focused on his foreign policy legacy.
On Friday (January 10), speaking from the Roosevelt Room, Mr. Biden said he didn't think that dropping out of the presidential race over the summer helped deliver the election to Trump.
Mr. Biden stepped aside amid enormous pressure from Democrats following a disastrous debate performance, and Kamala Harris ran in his place with just a few months to set up a campaign that normally is years in the making.
“I think I would have beaten Mr. Trump, and I think that Kamala could have — would have beaten Trump,” he said. “I thought it was important to unify the party. Even though I thought I could win again, I thought it was better to unify the party.”
Mr. Biden said he didn't want to cause a divided party to lose an election, adding: “That's why I stepped aside. But I was confident she could win.”
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters earlier Friday that Biden would reflect on his “50-plus years as a public official" in his speech Monday.
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