The interim president of the next US leader, Donald Trump, issued a press release shortly before Joe Biden's farewell speech under the headline “President Trump Secures Gaza Ceasefire Deal“.
“Make no mistake: the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was brokered by Donald Trump and his historic election victory in November 2024. Biden is trying to take credit for the fact that he presented the Israel-Hamas framework agreement last summer, but the deals only happened after President Trump and his future special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, intervened“, the document says.
“This plan was developed and agreed upon by my team. But it will be implemented to a large extent by the next American administration,“ Biden said in his farewell televised address to Americans.
"That's why I've instructed my team to keep the new administration fully informed. That's how it has to be. We have to work together as Americans," said the outgoing head of administration in Washington.
Biden assured that he had ensured an orderly transfer of power to Republican Trump. “And I want the next administration to succeed. Because I want America to succeed. And so I fulfilled my duty to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition of power. To ensure that we lead by example,“ Biden said.
The president believes that the United States should change its constitution to allow for punishments for presidents who have broken the law.
“We should amend the constitution to make it clear that no president is immune from crimes that he or she commits while in office,“ he said.
According to the current American leader, presidential power in the United States “is not absolute, nor should it be“.