Biden says America’s ‘soul’ at stake as Trump return looms

United States President, Joe Biden on Wednesday warned that the soul of America is still at stake, as he prepares to deliver his farewell address to the nation before the return of the incoming president, Donald Trump.

Biden will make a prime time speech from the Oval Office of the White House in which he is expected to tout the legacy of his single term in power.

He said: “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.

“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.”

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The outgoing President noted that the United States was stronger than four years ago, when it stood in a winter of peril after Trump’s chaotic first term, the Covid pandemic and what he called the worst attack on democracy since the Civil War.

Recall that Biden was sworn in just days after the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters trying to overturn his election loss.

He added that he had asked the White House to also release a long list of what he said were his administration’s achievements on issues ranging from the economy to healthcare and climate.

Biden has spent much of his final days in power trying to burnish a legacy damaged by his decision to run for a second term despite his age.

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