Biden conveyed his deep appreciation for first lady Jill Biden, who joined him in the Oval Office. “My deepest appreciation to our amazing first lady with me in the Oval today, for our entire family, you’re the love of my life and the lives of my love,” he said. “My eternal thanks to you, the American people.”

After four years in the White House – and a half-century in Washington – President Joe Biden has said farewell.

President Joe Biden delivered a vigorous defense of his record in an Oval Office address that bid farewell to five decades in politics.

Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration less than a week away, President Joe Biden is set to give his farewell address on Wednesday evening. The speech is expected to focus on his administration's achievements.

President Biden releases a farewell letter and addresses the nation as he winds down his controversial term paving the way for President-elect Donald Trump to retake the White House.

U.S. President Joe Biden will speak to the nation during his farewell address live today, Wednesday, Jan. 15 on major cable networks. Here, Biden answers questions from reporters as he speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Susan Walsh/AP

President Joe Biden warned of a rising ultrawealthy “oligarchy” in America that poses a threat to the nation’s democracy, in a grave farewell address delivered Wednesday as he prepares to cede the White House back to Donald Trump.