By Nicholas McEntyre | New York Post
Retiring President Joe Biden said it was the “privilege of my life” to serve in politics as he released his farewell letter — days before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office.
“Four years ago, we stood in a winter of peril and a winter of possibilities. We were in the grip of 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,” Biden said. “But we came together as Americans, and we braved through it. We emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure.”
“I ran for president because I believed that the soul of America was at stake. The very nature of who we are was at stake. And, that’s still the case,” he added.
“America is an idea stronger than any army and larger than any ocean. It’s the most powerful idea in the history of the world. That idea is that we are all created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We’ve never fully lived up to this sacred idea, but we’ve never walked away from it either. And I do not believe the American people will walk away from it now.”
Biden called it the privilege of his life to serve the country for over 50 years sharing his “modest” beginnings to the Oval Office.
“It has been the privilege of my life to serve this nation for over 50 years. Nowhere else on Earth could a kid with a stutter from modest beginnings in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Claymont, Delaware, one day sit behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office as President of the United States. I have given my heart and my soul to our nation. And I have been blessed a million times in return with the love and support of the American people.”
“History is in your hands. The power is in your hands. The idea of America lies in your hands. 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 capacity when we do it together.”
Biden is scheduled to be at the Capitol on Monday when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.
Earlier this month, Trump accused Biden of making his return to the Oval Office “as difficult as possible.
“Biden is doing everything possible to make the TRANSITION as difficult as as [sic] possible, from Lawfare such as has never been seen before, to costly and ridiculous Executive Orders on the Green New Scam and other money wasting Hoaxes,” Trump, 78, posted on Truth Social.
“Fear not, these ‘Orders’ will all be terminated shortly, and we will become a Nation of Common Sense and Strength. MAGA!!!”
Biden, Dr. Jill Biden and all other former presidents and their spouses are expected to attend the Jan. 20 inauguration ceremony, including George W. and Laura Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Joe and Jill Biden.
Michelle Obama will not be present at the ceremony. The former first lady’s team did not provide a reason for skipping the inauguration.
She was also a no-show up for Jimmy Carter’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9. Barack Obama wound up sitting next to Trump, where the two were seen yukking it up in a viral moment.
