President Biden releases resignation letter, says it has been ‘privilege of my life to serve this nation’

President Biden released a resignation letter Wednesday in which he said “it has been the privilege of my life to serve this nation for over 50 years.”

“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 fall,” he added ahead of a speech tonight from the Oval Office.

Biden began his letter by writing that four years ago, when he took office, “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.

“But we came together as Americans and we braved it. We emerged stronger, more prosperous and more secure,” he said.

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President Biden speaks on foreign policy during a speech at the State Department in Washington on January 13. (AP/Susan Walsh)

While touting economic growth, Biden said, “We are 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. And we finally beat Big Pharma to lower the price of prescription drugs for seniors,” he continued. “More people have health insurance today in America than ever before.”

Biden said he “ran for president because I believed the soul of America was at stake.

“The very nature of who we are was at stake. And it still is. America is an idea stronger than any army and bigger than any sea,” he declared.

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President Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 10. (AP/Ben Curtis)

Biden is now set to leave office next week with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House for a second term.

“It has been the privilege of my life to serve this nation for over 50 years. Nowhere else on earth could a child from humble beginnings in Scranton, Pennsylvania and Claymont, Delaware, one day sit behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office as President for the United States,” Biden wrote. “I have given my heart and soul to our nation. And I have been blessed a million times over with the love and support of the American people.

At one point in the letter, Biden wrote that “Vice President Harris and I asked our staff to prepare a detailed summary of the progress we have made together over the past four years.”

The White House released an accompanying fact sheet titled “The Biden-Harris Administration Record,” which is nearly 26,000 words long.

It cited accomplishments including “Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic,” “Catalyzing a Small Business Boom,” protecting Americans “from terrorism and wrongful detention,” and “Advancing the most ambitious environmental justice agenda in history.”

Biden concluded his letter by saying that history, power and the “idea of ​​America” ​​are in the hands of its citizens.

President Biden is briefed on the federal response to the wildfires over Los Angeles during a meeting at the White House on January 13, 2025. The map in the background shows the expected wind speeds. (AP/Susan Walsh)

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“We just have to keep the faith and remember who we are. We are the United States of America and there is simply nothing beyond our ability when we do it together,” he said.