President Biden issued his last Thanksgiving Day message as president Thursday, sharing his gratitude for his supporters.
“With hearts full of gratitude: Happy Thanksgiving, America,” Biden wrote on the social platform X, alongside a video. “Jill and I are so grateful for the trust you’ve placed in us these past four years — serving you has been the honor of our lives.”
The video confirmed a montage of the president’s Monday go to with members of the Coast Guard. Textual content on the video echoes the above sentiment, whereas acknowledging these “who will have an empty seat at their table this year.”
“You know we’re blessed to live in the United States of America. We’re literally the greatest country on Earth,” the message continues. “No matter what, we never give up. We keep going. We keep the faith in America.”
His phrases come simply days after his final vacation season started on the White Home’s annual turkey pardoning ceremony.
On Monday, the president pardoned turkeys Peach and Blossom, who will now head to the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Middle to function training ambassadors. They took a two-day journey from Minnesota for the occasion, which concerned listening to “Livin’ on Prayer” on the way in which, Biden quipped.
“This occasion marks the official begin of the vacation season right here is Washington. It’s additionally my final time to talk right here as your president throughout this season and provides thanks and gratitude,” he said Monday. “So let me say to you — it’s been the honour of my life, I’m endlessly grateful.”
The president is spending his Thanksgiving vacation in Nantucket, Mass. He and Vice President Harris had been additionally anticipated to name members of the navy Thursday, per the White Home.
Biden’s feedback had been a lot completely different from these President-elect Trump provided Thursday in his Thanksgiving message.
“Pleased Thanksgiving to all, together with to the Radical Left Lunatics who’ve labored so laborious to destroy our Nation, however who’ve miserably failed, and can at all times fail, as a result of their concepts and insurance policies are so hopelessly unhealthy that the good individuals of our Nation simply gave a landslide victory to those that wish to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump wrote early Thursday on Fact Social.
In distinction to the occasions following the 2020 election, Biden and Trump have agreed to a peaceable switch of energy in January. The president-elect additionally signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this week that can give his Cupboard picks time to satisfy with their counterparts within the Biden administration.