Biden says its been privilege of my life to serve in farewell letter

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...