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| Part of First presidency of Donald Trump | |
President Donald Trump delivers his farewell address to the nation in the Blue Room of the White House. | |
| Date | January 19, 2021 |
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| Duration | 19:45 |
| Location | Blue Room, White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C., United States |
Donald Trump's first farewell address was the final official speech of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, delivered as a recorded, online video message on January 19, 2021.[1] The farewell address was delivered the day before Joe Biden, who defeated him in the 2020 United States presidential election, was sworn in as his successor. Trump was the first president to not attend his successor's inauguration since Andrew Johnson in 1869.[2]
The official archived Trump White House website highlighted Trump's sentiments that:
"To serve as your President has been an honor beyond description. Thank you for this extraordinary privilege. And that’s what it is—a great privilege and a great honor. [...] With the support and prayers of the American people, we achieved more than anyone thought possible. Nobody thought we could even come close. [...] This, I hope, will be our greatest legacy: Together, we put the American people back in charge of our country. [...] We are, and must always be, a land of hope, of light, and of glory to all the world. This is the precious inheritance that we must safeguard at every single turn."[3]
Trump would eschew public appearances and was banned from Twitter in the months following his term, but he soon resumed speeches and would win in the 2024 United States presidential election.
- ^ "Remarks by President Trump In Farewell Address to the Nation". The White House. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Liptak, Kaitlan Collins,Kevin (January 8, 2021). "Trump tweets he is skipping Biden's inauguration | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Farewell Address – The White House". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2023.