President Joe Biden said Wednesday night that he reveres the presidency, “but I love my country more.”
“It’s been the honor of my life to serve as your president, but in defense of democracy, which is at stake, I think it’s more important than any title,” Biden said in a televised address from the Oval Office.
To “save democracy,” Biden said, he is “passing the torch.”
“My fellow Americans, it’s been the privilege of my life to serve this country over 50 years,” said Biden, who was first elected to the Senate in 1972 and served as Barack Obama’s vice president from 2009 to 2017.
Biden promoted his record in the speech, which lasted about 10 minutes, and said he would push “Supreme Court reform” during the remaining six months of his presidency.
“I’m going to call for Supreme Court reform because this is critical to our…
