President Biden’s public schedule for 01/17/2025:
| 10:00 AM The President receives the President’s Daily Brief Closed Press |
| 12:30 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to the Marriott Marquis South Grounds |
| 1:30 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Marriott Marquis |
| 2:15 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the Marriott Marquis Marriott Marquis |
| 2:20 PM THE PRESIDENT returns to the White House Joint Base Andrews In-Town Travel Pool |
| 2:30 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn Open Press |
| 4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Joint Base Andrews en route to the South Lawn Joint Base Andrews Closed Press |
| 4:10 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive to the South Lawn South Lawn Open Press |
President Biden Delivers Remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors @1:30 PM D.C., time:
Department of Defense Commander in Chief Ceremony Tweets
From Thursday…
Join me as I deliver remarks at a Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony. https://t.co/I8OZqd735Q
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 16, 2025
Remarks by President Biden at Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony | Fort Myer, VA; the YouTube 46 minutes 34 seconds long.
There's never been a time in history when we've asked our military to do so many things, in so many places at the same time.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 17, 2025
And you've done them all with strength and integrity.
For the last time as Commander-in-Chief, thank you for your service to our nation. pic.twitter.com/GnZXjvthbT
And there’s never been a time in history when we’ve asked our military to do so many different things, so many places all at the same time. And I want to be clear: You have done all — all these missions with strength and maybe even, importantly, with integrity.
[snip]
So, for the last time as commander in chief, I want to say thank you, thank you, thank you to all the families. We owe you.
Remarks by President Biden at Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony | Fort Myer, VA; the YouTube 46 minutes 34 seconds long. 01/16/2025.
Our military has shown the world that America can be trusted.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 17, 2025
America stands up for freedom.
America stands strong with our allies.
And we bow down to no one. pic.twitter.com/gUrq1DnrMq
Six months after that war ended, when Russia began its largest war in Europe since World War II, I asked you to help defend Ukraine. You didn’t hesitate. You kept Ukraine in the fight; trained Ukrainian soldiers and pilots, troops; bolstered NATO’s eastern flank; and, above all, you showed the world America stands up for freedom, stands with our friends. America stands strong with our allies. We never bend down. We bend down to no one, certainly not Putin.
Remarks by President Biden at Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony | Fort Myer, VA; the YouTube 46 minutes 34 seconds long. 01/16/2025.
Farewell Address Tweets
From Thursday…
I have no doubt that America is in a position to continue to succeed.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 16, 2025
But I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern – and it will be up to the courts, Congress, the free press, and the American people to confront these powerful forces.
Right now, the existential threat of the climate crisis has never been clearer.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 16, 2025
But powerful forces want to eliminate the steps we've taken and serve their own interests for power and profit.
We must not be bullied into sacrificing the future for our children and grandchildren.
Artificial Intelligence offers more profound possibilities and risks for our economy and security, and our society and humanity.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 16, 2025
It even has potential to help answer my call to end cancer as we know it.
But we must ensure AI is safe, trustworthy, and good for all humankind.
Remarks by President Biden in a Farewell Address to the Nation; the YouTube is 17 minutes and 19 seconds long.
That’s why I’ve upheld my duty to ensure a peaceful and 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, in my farewell address tonight, I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. And this is the dangerous concer- — and that’s the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of 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.
[snip]
So much is at stake. Right now, the existential threat of climate change has never been clearer. Just look across the country, from California to North Carolina.
[snip]
But powerful forces want to wield their unchecked influence to eliminate the steps we’ve taken to tackle the climate crisis to serve their own interest for power and profit.
We must not be bullied into sacrificing the future, the future of our children and our grandchildren. We must keep pushing forward and push faster. There is no time to waste.
[snip]
Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation enabling the abuse of power. The free press is crumbling. Editors are 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 to protect our children, our families, and our very democracy from the abuse of power.
Meanwhile, artificial intelligence is the most consequential technology of our time — perhaps of all time. Nothing offers more profound possibilities and risks for our economy and our security, our society, our very — for humanity.
Artificial intelligence even has the potential to help us answer my call to 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 AI is safe and trustworthy and good for all humankind.
Remarks by President Biden in a Farewell Address to the Nation; the YouTube is 17 minutes and 19 seconds long. 01/15/2025.
Legacy Tweets
From Thursday…
Every day I kept my commitment to be a President for all Americans through one of the toughest periods in our nation’s history.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 16, 2025
And I’ve had a great partner in our Vice President, Kamala Harris. pic.twitter.com/gnrwG4iOee
Instead of losing their jobs to an economic crisis, now millions of Americans have the dignity of work – creating new businesses and industries, hiring American workers and using American products.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 16, 2025
Together, we've launched a new era of American possibilities.
From Friday…
I’m proud to announce that my Administration has selected the next 15 drugs for Medicare drug price negotiation – in addition to the 10 drugs Medicare negotiated last year.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 17, 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act is delivering and putting money back in seniors’ pockets across the country. pic.twitter.com/v23WidJ2Fv
From the White House…
01/17/2025:
Today, I’m proud to announce that my Administration has selected the next 15 drugs for Medicare drug price negotiation. The drugs treat conditions such as diabetes and cancer, and seniors across the country rely on them. These 15 drugs, together with the 10 drugs that Medicare already negotiated, represent about a third of Medicare Part D spending on prescription drugs, which means the lower prices my Inflation Reduction Act is delivering will put money back in seniors’ pockets across the country.
My Administration completed the first round of price negotiation last year and delivered dramatic savings, slashing the price of some of the most commonly used drugs in Medicare by about 40 to 80 percent. The Inflation Reduction Act put the country on a path to lower drug prices. I’m proud of my Administration’s implementation of this law to deliver lower prices for America’s seniors.
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Next Fifteen Drugs Selected for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation. 01/17/2025.
I have supported the Equal Rights Amendment for more than 50 years and have long been clear that no one should be discriminated against based on their sex.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 17, 2025
We must affirm and protect women’s full equality once and for all.
From the White House…
01/17/2025:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Equal Rights Amendment
I have supported the Equal Rights Amendment for more than 50 years, and I have long been clear that no one should be discriminated against based on their sex. We, as a nation, must affirm and protect women’s full equality once and for all.
On January 27, 2020, the Commonwealth of Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The American Bar Association (ABA) has recognized that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all necessary hurdles to be formally added to the Constitution as the 28th Amendment. I agree with the ABA and with leading legal constitutional scholars that the Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.
It is long past time to recognize the will of the American people. In keeping with my oath and duty to Constitution and country, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have ratified: the 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex.
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Equal Rights Amendment. 01/17/2025.
The PACT Act is the most significant law in 30 years to help veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 17, 2025
It helps fulfill our sacred obligation to care for those who fought to protect our freedom, and their families.
I'm so proud to have signed it into law. pic.twitter.com/ZgjOp9kmOY
I met Sabine on the road back in 2022. She shared a heartfelt haiku with me – a reminder of the strength we find when we stand together regardless of our differences.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 17, 2025
Sabine, I hope I’ve made you proud. pic.twitter.com/xlFFy1KQhv
The video clip is 40 seconds long. It was filmed 11/04/2022.
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