Biden set to give two final speeches as he looks to secure legacy before Trump’s return
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden plans to deliver two final speeches as he seeks to underscore his legacy before leaving office and making way for President-elect Donald Trump, according to a report. He is set to give two final addresses in his last days in office It’s also unclear if the president plans to address the war in Gaza that has raged since October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing roughly 1,200 people and taking another 250 people hostage. Biden may also mention his administration’s work toward combating terrorist groups, but may not spend too much time on domestic terrorist threats, given the recent attack in New Orleans committed by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen who carried an ISIS flag in his truck when he rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing 14 and injuring dozens, authorities said. In the wake of the massacre, Biden said Jabbar posted social media videos “indicating he was inspired by ISIS, expressing a desire to kill.” In his farewell speech, which Biden expected to give in his final days as president, the president is anticipated to deliver parting words about the future as well as look back on his more than five decades in public service.