"In bitter cold beneath the US Capitol dome, he walked to a marine helicopter and shared parting words with Donald Trump. Then, arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Joe Biden offered farewell remarks to his loyal staff. We're leaving office, he said, We're not leaving the fight. But, one year later, Washington, and the world, have mostly moved on from the 46th president."
"Chris Whipple, an author of books including The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House, said: He's been the invisible man. He's been very smart to stay under the radar because the last thing the Democratic party needs is any reminders of his final year in office, his ill-starred 11th-hour abdication and the resulting defeat of Kamala Harris."
"Trump, as ever, was an outlier as he continued to lambast Biden and falsely claim the 2020 election had been stolen during his political exile. Biden, who surprised many with the scale and ambition of his legislative agenda during the first two years of his presidency, saw his opinion poll numbers sag as he neared the end of his term. A disastrous debate performance against Trump fuelled concerns about his age and forced him to abandon his bid for re-election."
In bitter cold beneath the US Capitol dome Biden walked to a marine helicopter and exchanged parting words with Donald Trump. At Joint Base Andrews he offered farewell remarks to loyal staff, saying, We're leaving office, We're not leaving the fight. One year later Washington and the world have mostly moved on from the 46th president. Biden, 83, has been writing a lucrative memoir, planning a presidential library and fighting prostate cancer. Public appearances have been scarce and his influence has diminished. A poor debate performance and sagging polls ended his re-election bid and preceded his quiet exit.
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