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Trump stresses economic record, condemns Capitol riot in farewell address to the nation
Jan 19, 2021 1 min, 14 secs

WASHINGTON – Embattled President Donald Trump touted his economic and foreign policy record in a videotaped "farewell address" Tuesday.

Trump did not mention President-elect Joe Biden by name during the video that ran nearly 20 minutes, but he wished good luck to the new administration in general. "We extend our best wishes," Trump said, "and we also want them to have luck, a very important word.".

Listing many of his economic and foreign policy actions in office, Trump praised the rising stock market and said he was "proud to be the first president in decades who has started no new wars.".

Though Trump called on Americans to "rise above the partisan rancor," analysts said the president contributed more than his share of negativity to the nation's political culture.

Trump is the first president in more than a century-and-a-half to skip the inauguration of his successor

The president noted the development of COVID-19 vaccines but not the problems with delivering the medicine. Trump did not mention that more than 400,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the USA within the past year

Trump exits the White House a week after becoming the first president to be impeached for a second time

Trump did not mention either impeachment in his farewell address, instead defining his term in office by saying, "I took on the tough battles."

The White House released the video at nearly the same time that Biden's plane touched down at Joint Base Andrews, about 20 hours before his inauguration as the nation's 46th president

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