Biden Says He Made America ‘Stronger’ And ‘More Prosperous’ In Farewell Letter
President Joe Biden released a farewell letter Wednesday morning claiming the country was “stronger” and “more prosperous” now than when he took office four years ago.
Biden, who said in the letter that it was the “privilege” of his life to be president, is scheduled to deliver a farewell address from the Oval Office Wednesday evening. In a “fact sheet” attached to the letter, Biden took credit for “securing our border,” “lowering costs,” funding climate change programs, and backing Ukraine.
“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 wrote. “But we came together as Americans, and we braved through it. We emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure.”
“Today, we have the strongest economy in the world and have created a record 16.6 million new jobs. Wages are up. Inflation continues to come down,” he said. “The racial wealth gap is the lowest it’s been in 20 years. We’re rebuilding our entire nation—urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal communities. Manufacturing is coming back to America. We’re leading the world again in science and innovation, including the semiconductor industry.”
In the letter, Biden highlighted several pieces of legislation signed during his tenure, including the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,” which was the most expansive gun control law passed in decades. He also touted his signing of the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” which allotted nearly $1 trillion for environmental spending.
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“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,” Biden said. “And, that’s still the case. 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.”
He concluded by writing that “there is simply nothing beyond our capacity when we do it together.”
Biden, whose approval rating has hit record lows in recent weeks, has spent his last few weeks in office making a series of policy decisions that critics believe are intended to undercut the incoming Trump administration. For example, Biden’s administration started selling off border wall materials, banned offshore drilling for most of the U.S. coastline, canceled more student loans, and commuted the sentences of more than three dozen prisoners on federal death row who had been convicted of murder.