President Biden's Last Address To The American People!

James Kaufman, The World News Report, today, January 15, 2025. God bless you and yours, no matter where you are in the world. Please subscribe, give us a thumbs up, ring that bell for critical future updates. Ladies and gentlemen, this is unbelievable. The President of the United States of America just gave his farewell address to the nation, and that was an hour and a half ago, and thus far only... 2,100 people have watched the whole address, or any of the address for that matter. I've been to both WhiteHouse.gov and YouTube's White House channel, and it looks like we've got a couple thousand people that could sit still for a few moments to allow Biden to lie to you just a few more times before he's off to the beach house. Let's take a listen to Biden's farewell address to the nation. Listen to him claiming to solving the Middle East problem. We all know without Team Trump, nothing would have occurred. Period. Before I begin, let me speak to important news from earlier today. After eight months of nonstop negotiation, by administration, by my administration, a ceasefire and a hostage deal have been reached by Israel and Hamas. The elements of which I laid out in great detail in May this year. This plan was developed and negotiated by my team. And it will be largely implemented by the incoming administration. That's why I told my team to keep the incoming administration fully informed. Because that's how it should be. Everyone knows. Working together as Americans. This will be my final address to you from the American people from the Oval Office. You promise? As president. And I've been thinking a lot about who we are. And maybe more importantly, who we should be. Long ago, in New York Harbor, an iron worker installed beam after beam, day after day. He was joined by steel workers, stonemasons, engineers. They built not just a single structure, but a beacon of freedom. The very idea of America was so big, we felt the entire world needed to see it. The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France after our Civil War. Like the very idea of America, it was built not... Now, did we build it, or was it a gift from France? Not by one person, but by many people, from every background and from around the world. Like America, the Statue of Liberty is not standing still. Her foot literally steps forward atop a broken chain of human bondage. She's on a march, and she literally moves. She's built a sway back and forth to withstand the fury of stormy weather, to stand the test of time because storms are always coming. She sways a few inches, but she never falls into the current below. An engineering marvel. The Statue of Liberty is also an enduring symbol of the soul of our nation, the soul shaped by forces that bring us together and by forces that pull us apart. And yet through good times and tough times, we've understood it all. A nation of pioneers and explorers, of dreamers and doers, of ancestors native to this land, of ancestors who came by force. A nation of immigrants who came to build a better life. A nation holding the torch of the most powerful idea ever in the history of the world. That all of us, all of us are created equal. That all of us deserve to be treated with dignity, justice, and fairness. That democracy must defend and be defined and be imposed, moved in every way possible. Our values, our freedoms, our dreams. But we know the idea of America, our institution, our people, our values that uphold it. Constantly being tested. We're in debates about power and the exercise of power. But whether we lead by the example of our power or the power of our example, whether we show the courage to stand up to the abuse of power or we yield to it, after 50 years at the center of all of this, I know that believing in the idea of America means respecting the institutions that govern a free society, the presidency, Congress, courts, free and independent press, institutions that are rooted, they just might not reflect the timeless words, But they really are. They echo the words of the Declaration of Independence. We hold these truths to be self-evident, rooted in the timeless words of the Constitution. We, the people, are a system of separation of powers, checks and balances. It may not be perfect, but it's maintained our democracy for nearly 250 years, longer than any other nation in history that's ever tried such a bold experiment. In the past four years, our democracy has held strong. And every day, I've kept my commitment to be president for all of America, in one of the toughest periods in our nation's history. I've had a great partner in Vice President Kamala Harris. It's been the honor of my life to see the resilience of essential workers getting us through a once-in-a-century pandemic. The heroism of service members and first responders keeping us safe. The determination of advocates standing up for our rights and our freedoms. Instead of losing their jobs to an economic crisis that we inherited, millions of Americans now have the dignity to work. Millions of entrepreneurs and companies creating new businesses and industries. Sure, sure. High-end and great sites. Using American products. Together, we've launched a new era of American possibilities. One of the greatest modernizations of infrastructure in our entire history. From new roads, bridges, clean water, affordable high-speed internet for every American. We invented the semiconductor, smaller than the tip of my little finger. And now it's bringing those chip factories and those jobs back to America that belong. Creating thousands of jobs, giving Medicare the power to negotiate low prescription drug prices for men and seniors, and finally, doing something to protect our children and our families, passing the most significant gun safety law in 30 years, and bringing violent crime to a 50-year low, meeting our sacred obligation to over 1 million veterans so far who are exposed to toxic materials and to their families, providing medical care and education benefits and more for their families. You know, we'll take time to feel the full impact of all we've done together. But the seeds are planted, and they'll grow and they'll bloom for decades to come. At home, we've created nearly 17 million new jobs, more than any other single administration in a single term. All part-time. More people have health care than ever before. Lost all the food. No receiving strength in NATO. Ukraine is still free. We've pulled ahead of our competition with China. And so much more. I'm so proud of how much we've accomplished together for the American people. And I wish the incoming administration success, because I want America to succeed. That's why I've held my duty to ensure a peaceful, orderly transition of power, to ensure we lead by the power of our example. I have no doubt that America is in a position to continue to succeed. That's why on my farewell address tonight, I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. Raise that left hand. This is a dangerous consequence, and that's a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra-wealthy people. And the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights, and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead. We see the consequences all across America and we've seen it before. More than a century ago, But the American people stood up to the robber barons back then and busted the trusts. They didn't punish the wealthy. This made the wealthy pay by the rules that everybody else had. Workers wanted rights to earn their fair share. You know, they were dealt into the deal and helped put us on a path to building the largest middle class, the most prosperous century any nation in the world has ever seen. We've got to do that again. The last four years, that is exactly what we've done. People should be able to make as much as they can, but pay, play by the same rules. Pay their fair share of taxes. So much is at stake. Right now, the existential threat of climate change has never been clearer. Just look across the country. Show them the string. From California to North Carolina. Around your left. That's where I signed the most significant climate and clean energy law ever, ever in the history of the world. And the rest of the world is trying to model it now. It's working, creating jobs and industries. We proved that we don't have to choose between protecting the environment and growing the economy. We're doing both. Powerful forces want to wield their unchecked influence to eliminate the steps we've taken, to serve their own interests for power and profit. We must not be bullied into sacrificing the future, the future of our children and our grandchildren. Let's keep pushing forward. Push faster. There's no time to waste. It's also clear that American leadership in technology is an unparalleled, an unparalleled Source of innovation. We see the same dangers in the situation of technology, power, and wealth. You know, it was very well addressed, President Eisenhower, in the book of the dangers of the military-industrial complex. He warned us then about, and I quote, the potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power, end of quote. Six decades later, I'm equally concerned about the potential rise of a tech-industrial complex. It could pose real dangers for our country as well. I bet strange. Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation, enabling the abuse of power. Real information. The free press is crumbling. Tape is disappearing. Social media is giving up on fact-checking. The truth is smothered by lies told for power and for profit. We must hold the social platforms accountable. What's she going to do next? Protect our children, our families, and our very democracy from the abuse of power. Artificial intelligence is the most consequential technology of our time, perhaps of all time. Nothing offers more profound possibilities and risks for our economy, security, our society, for humanity. Artificial intelligence even has the potential to help us hatch what you might call the end cancer as we know it. But unless safeguards are in place, AI could spawn new threats to our rights, our way of life, to our privacy, how we work and how we protect our nation. We must make sure that AI is safe and trustworthy, and good for all humankind. In the age of AI, it's more important than ever that the people must govern, and as the land of liberty, America, not China, must lead the world in the development of AI. You know, in the years ahead, it will help to be, we can get to the present, the presidency, the Congress, the courts, the free press, and the American people, to confront these powerful forces. We must reform the tax code. Not by giving the biggest tax cuts to billionaires, but by making them begin to pay their fair share. We need to get dark money. That's that hidden funding behind too many campaigns' contributions. We need to get it out of our politics. We need to enact an 18-year time limit, one in turn, for the strongest and strongest that they've performed for a Supreme Court. We need to ban members of Congress from trading stock while they're in the Congress. We need the men in the Constitution to make clear that no president is immune from crimes that he or she commits while in office. The president's power is not limited. It's not absolute. And it shouldn't be. In a democracy, there's another danger. There's a concentration of power and wealth. There's a sense of unity and common purpose. It causes distrust and division. Participating in our democracy becomes exhausting and even disillusioning. And people don't feel like they have a fair shot. We have to stay engaged in the process. I know it's frustrating. A fair shot is what makes America America. Everyone's entitled to a fair shot. Not a guarantee, just a fair shot. Not even playing field. Your hard work and talent can take you. We can never lose that essential truth. Remain who we are. Hard to believe I've told other world leaders America can be defined by one word. Possibilities. Only in America can we believe anything is possible. To keep with the stutter from the modest beginnings of Scranton, Pennsylvania to Claymont, Delaware, sitting behind this desk in the Oval Office as President of the United States, that's the magic of America. It's all around us. Upstairs in the residence of the White House, I've walked by a painting of the Statue of Liberty I don't know how many times. In the painting, there are several workers climbing on the outstretched arm of the statue that holds the torch. It reminds me every day I pass it of the story and soul of our nation. And the power of the American people. The story of a veteran. This is a veteran. A southern immigrant. Whose job was to climb that torch and polish the amber panes so rays of light could reach out as far as possible. He was known as the Keeper of the Flame. Once said of the Statue of Liberty. Speaks the silent universal language. One of hope. Who seeks and speaks freedom can understand. We sway back and forth to withstand the fury of the storm. To stand the test of time. Lots of trouble. Constant struggle, a short distance between peril and possibility. What I believe is the America of our dreams is always closer than we think. It's up to us to make our dreams come true. Let me close by stating my gratitude to so many people, to the members of my administration, as well as public service and first responders across the country and around the world. Thank you for stepping up to serve our service members and their families. It's been the highest honor of my life to lead you as Commander-in-Chief. Of course, to Kamala and her incredible partner, our Vice President. She and Doug have become like family. To me, family's everything. My deepest appreciation, our amazing First Lady, who's with me in the Oval today, for our entire family. You're the love of my life and the life of my love. My eternal thanks to you and the American people. Remember, she's a nanny, not the real one. After 50 years of public service, I give you my word. I still believe in the idea. For which this nation stands. A nation where the strength of our institutions and the character of our people matter and must endure. Now it's your turn to stand guard. May you all be a keeper of the flame. May you keep the faith. I love America. You love it too. God bless you all. May God protect our troops.