{"id":2392453,"date":"2025-01-19T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pledges-hes-not-going-anywhere-during-last-trip-as-president-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T16:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T21:56:53","slug":"biden-pledges-hes-not-going-anywhere-during-last-trip-as-president-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pledges-hes-not-going-anywhere-during-last-trip-as-president-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden pledges he&#8217;s &#8216;not going anywhere&#8217; during last trip as president &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-pledges-hes-not-going-anywhere-during-last-trip-as-president-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On his final full day in office, President\u200b Joe Biden delivered a speech at the \u2064Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, South Carolina, where\u2064 he assured attendees that he was \u200b\u201cnot going anywhere.\u201d His address focused on themes \u200dof\u2062 hope and perseverance, particularly regarding the ongoing struggle for \u2063civil rights. Biden contrasted \u2063his optimistic message with a\u2063 previous warning about a\u2063 \u201ctech-industrial\u2062 complex\u201d \u2062and potential oligarchic control over the nation. he emphasized the importance of\u2063 staying engaged and maintaining faith in a brighter\u200d future. His \u2064remarks were met with applause, and\u2062 Congressman Jim Clyburn expressed confidence in Biden\u2019s legacy, indicating that history would reflect\u2063 positively on his presidency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden pledges he&rsquo;s &lsquo;not going anywhere&rsquo; during final trip as president<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1938672\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> promised he&rsquo;s &ldquo;not going anywhere&rdquo; during a speech on his final full day as president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Biden spoke to the congregation of Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"South Carolina\">South Carolina,<\/a> on Sunday, in a message focused on the Civil Rights movement. After thanking them, the president offered a hopeful message to his supporters, much in contrast to his glum farewell address warning of a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tech-industrial complex&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and &ldquo;oligarchy&rdquo; taking control over the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3288838\/biden-trump-era-president-signs-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BIDEN, A TRUMP-ERA PRESIDENT, SIGNS OFF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden speaks during a church service at Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, S.C., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo\/Stephanie Scarbrough)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We know the struggle to redeeming the soul of this nation is difficult and ongoing,&rdquo; he said on Sunday. &ldquo;We must hold on to hope. We must stay engaged. We must always keep the faith in the better day to come.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going anywhere,&rdquo; he added, a remark greeted by applause.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s longtime friend, Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jim-Clyburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jim Clyburn<\/a> (D-SC), introduced Biden and assured him that his legacy was intact.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I want to say to you, good friend, very little appreciation has been shown recently but faint not. History will be very proud of you,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep James Clyburn, D-S.C., speaks during a church service attended by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, at Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, S.C., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo\/Stephanie Scarbrough)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Biden recognized how the black leaders he spoke to helped vault him to the Oval Office. &ldquo;I owe you big,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2025\/01\/19\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-clemency-actions-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pardoned\">pardoned<\/a> five more people in one of his final acts as commander in chief, adding to his record of the most pardons granted by any president.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the five men pardoned committed non-violent offenses, and the other (and the most well-known) was black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey, who has now been posthumously pardoned for mail fraud. The other four pardoned were Darryl Chambers, Don Leonard Scott, Jr., Ravidath &ldquo;Ravi&rdquo; Ragbir, and Kemba Smith Pradia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the sentences of Michelle West and Robin Peoples were commuted from life imprisonment. Both will now be released on Feb. 18. He argued that the two had &ldquo;demonstrated remorse, rehabilitation, and redemption.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Garvey was a major figure in the early 20th-century <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-snaps-at-civil-rights-leaders-in-leaked-call\/\" title=\"Biden Snaps at Civil Rights Leaders in Leaked Call\">civil rights movement<\/a>. The White House described him as a &ldquo;renowned civil rights and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-launches-ship-named-after-gay-rights-leader-harvey-milk\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy Launches Ship Named After Gay Rights Leader Harvey Milk\">human rights leader<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Advocates and lawmakers praise his global advocacy and impact, and highlight the injustice underlying his criminal conviction,&rdquo; it wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Garvey was a black separatist and advocate of the &ldquo;Back to Africa movement,&rdquo; arguing that all black Americans should return to a black-ruled Africa. His support for segregation gave him a common cause with white supremacist groups, leading him to collaborate with the Ku Klux Klan, a move unpopular with other civil rights leaders of the time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Garvey was convicted of mail fraud in 1923, a conviction he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Negro-Hat-Rise-Marcus-Garvey\/dp\/0195393090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"blamed\">blamed<\/a> on Catholics and Jews, who he alleged were prejudiced against him because he had met with the anti-Catholic and antisemitic Ku Klux Klan shortly before. President Calvin Coolidge commuted his sentence in 1927 and deported him to Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p>Garvey&rsquo;s legacy has been complicated, especially due to his sometimes hateful and violent rhetoric against Jews, white people, Catholics, and other groups. The leaders of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s went a different path than Garvey had advocated, and no mass migration to Africa ever took place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1938672\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1938672\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden vows he&#8217;s &#8220;not going anywhere&#8221; on his last day as president<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2392454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Joe-Biden-Charleston.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,48812,5894,10423,32076],"class_list":["post-2392453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-last-trip","tag-politics","tag-presidency","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Joe-Biden-Charleston.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392453"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392457,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392453\/revisions\/2392457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}