Biden set to give two final speeches as he looks to secure legacy before Trump’s return
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President Joe Biden is set to leave office in two weeks as Donald Trump returns to the White House. President Joe Biden plans to deliver two final speeches as he seeks to underscore his legacy before leaving office and making way for President-elect Donald Trump, according to a report.
Neither speech has been fully drafted, but the broad strokes of them have been established, sources told the outlet. The president’s initial speech will likely highlight his stance that the country is “stronger when it invests in its alliances across the world,” the outlet noted.
His foreign policy remarks are expected to highlight his efforts to strengthen NATO, the nation’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific and his years-long support for Ukraine. Biden may also mention his administration’s work toward combating terrorist groups, but may not spend too much time on domestic terrorist threats, given the recent attack in New Orleans committed by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen who carried an ISIS flag in his truck when he rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing 14 and injuring dozens, authorities said.
In the wake of the massacre, Biden said Jabbar posted social media videos “indicating he was inspired by ISIS, expressing a desire to kill.”. In his farewell speech, which Biden expected to give in his final days as president, the president is anticipated to deliver parting words about the future as well as look back on his more than five decades in public service.
