Bidens bitter goodbye: Letters to the Editor Jan. 18, 2025

The Issue: President Biden delivering his final address from the Oval Office on Wednesday.More than any of his predecessors, President Biden enabled the oligarchs by destroying freedom of speech, arming Ukrainians and increasing America’s debt (“The bitter end of Biden presidency,” Editorial, Jan.16).His administration’s persecution of now-President-elect Donald Trump was aimed at preventing Trump from running again.

Those efforts cost untold millions of dollars with nothing to show for it.It only distracted us from the nation’s myriad domestic problems and further polarized Americans, bringing us to the brink of civil war.

Thanks for nothing, Joe.Michael PravicaHenderson, Nev.Biden’s farewell speech could be best described as a catatonic recounting of the last four years — through a very distorted lens.It was completely detached from any semblance of reality.His frequent reference to “restoring the soul of America” is finally about to come to fruition.

It won’t be because of his endeavors, however, but in spite of them.Biden’s departure could not have come any sooner.Ronald G.

FrankWest Orange, NJBiden’s farewell address was filled with the cynicism and hypocrisy that defined his presidency.He took this last opportunity to lecture us on the dangers of misinformation, while railing against his pals in Big Tech, including some of those companies that provided Biden with positive coverage, helping to get him elected in 2020.The president revealed that he is just another phony public servant who enriched himself and his family on the backs of the people he was supposed to represent.No matter how Biden tries to spin it, he was the worst president in our nation’s history.Michael D’AuriaBronxvilleBiden spoke about numerous things in his final speech to the country, and all of them were very important.He stressed the importance of government working together for all of the people, and also spoke about how the very rich need to pay their fair...