US President Joe Biden's Delivered Farewell Speech

• By Thetripurapost Desk, Washington
• Jan 16, 2025
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US President Joe Biden gave his farewell speech in the Oval Office of the capital Washington DC late on Wednesday night. 

He gave a speech for 15 minutes. In this, he talked about Donald Trump, Musk, misuse of social media in the presidential election and climate change.

He said that the dominance of a small section of the rich is increasing in the country. This is a threat to the country and democracy.

Biden's speech came just 5 days before Trump took office. He also talked about his 50 years of political life. He said that this can happen only in America where a stuttering child becomes the President. Joe Biden had a problem of stuttering while talking in his childhood.

He did not take Donald Trump's name even once. However, his entire speech revolved around Trump's policies and his allies. Biden called this a threat to the rights of American citizens. Talking about his tenure, he said-

"Whatever we have done will take time to show its impact, but the seeds have been sown, they will grow and blossom for decades to come."

3 big things from President Biden's last speech

1. Crimes committed during the presidency are not forgiven: Biden said, 'We need an amendment in the Constitution to ensure that no person is free from the crimes committed during his presidency.'

Why said: In fact, on January 10, the New York court sentenced Trump on 34 charges related to the case of paying money to silence a porn star. However, the court acquitted Trump without any conditions instead of sending him to jail. Justice Juan Marchan said, 'The right punishment would be to release Trump unconditionally without interfering with the powers of the highest post of this country (President).'

Similarly, no action was taken against Trump in the Capitol Hill violence case. In fact, after he lost the presidential election in 2021, his supporters broke into the US Parliament building Capitol Hill and vandalized it. There were allegations that Trump had incited the supporters, but in this case no case was made nor responsibility was fixed.

2. The grip of the rich on the government has increased: Biden said that in some time, the dominance of a small section of the rich is increasing in the country. This is a threat to the country and democracy. A web of fake news has been spread on the American people, and through this power is being misused.

Why said: Many people like Tesla and social media platform X owner Elon Musk and industrialist Vivek Ramaswami openly supported Trump in the 2024 presidential election. After winning the election, Trump has also given the responsibility of the Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE) to Musk and Ramaswami. The opposition alleges that the real power has come into the hands of Musk.

3. Powerful people are blocking our decisions on climate change

Biden said- Some powerful people are trying to use their power to stop our decisions on climate change. They want to use power for their own benefit.

Why said: Actually Trump had pulled out of the Paris Climate Deal while he was the President. Under this deal, the countries of the world are working together to stop climate change. Through this, an attempt was to be made to keep the earth's temperature below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Donald Trump had pulled America out of this deal while he was the President. Trump had said that there is no such thing as climate change. Joe Biden had joined this climate program again after becoming the President.

A look at Biden's career from the youngest senator to president

With his exit from the presidency, Biden's 5-decade political career will come to an end. He started his career in 1972 by winning the senatorial election from the state of Delaware at the age of 30. At that time, Biden was the youngest senator in the country.

He also participated in the presidential candidacy race in 1988 and 2008. After Barack Obama's victory in 2008, he also remained Vice President for the next two terms. In 2020, the Democratic Party declared him its presidential candidate against Donald Trump.

Biden defeated Trump in 2020 to become the 46th President of the United States. In 2024, he gave up his presidential candidacy for the second time due to pressure from the party. After this, Kamala Harris became the presidential candidate, who had to face defeat at the hands of Trump. Speaking on the election results, Biden had said that if he had been the candidate, he could have defeated Trump.

He has already given a speech on foreign policy

Biden gave his last speech on foreign policy in the capital Washington on Monday. In this, he claimed that China will never be able to overtake America. Along with this, he justified the decision to end the war in Afghanistan.

How will the world remember Biden? Biden, the first president to drop out of the race after the debate, had pulled out of the presidential race in July. In fact, Biden had to face defeat at the hands of Trump in the first presidential debate held on June 27. After the defeat, the leaders of the Democratic Party started raising questions about Biden's candidature. After the attack on Trump, his popularity increased further, after which Biden had to give up his claim.

The oldest American President Biden became the oldest person to become President in America. When he took the oath of office, he was 78 years 220 days old. When Trump became President for the second time, his age was 78 years 61 days. According to the American Constitution, Trump cannot become President for the third time. In such a situation, Biden's record will remain for some years.

The longest war in American history was stopped. During Biden's tenure, the US army withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021. The US army was in Afghanistan for 20 years. This is called the longest war in American history. After the withdrawal of American troops, the Taliban recaptured Afghanistan

Helped Ukraine to fight Russia Biden helped Ukraine in the war against Russia. America gave Ukraine artillery, rocket systems, drones, tanks and air defense systems. Apart from this, permission was also given to use long-range missiles. American defense experts were also sent to train Ukrainian soldiers.

Biden not only provided billions of dollars in financial aid to Ukraine, but also garnered international support. Apart from this, the US also imposed strict sanctions on Russia, which affected Russia's economic condition.

Supported Israel even after thousands of deaths in Gaza

After the Gaza war began, America gave Israel military aid worth $18 billion (1.5 lakh crores) in one year. With this help, Israel fought Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthi rebels.

Even after more than 45,000 people were killed in Gaza, America continued to support Israel, due to which international pressure on the Israeli army to end the war proved insufficient.

Biden united Indo-Pacific countries against China Biden strengthened relations with Indo-Pacific countries to counter China. In 4 years, he breathed life into US coalitions like AUKUS, Quad, IPEF