Biden Says Goodbye—With Some Warnings

TIME

When he ran for President, Joe Biden promised to “restore the soul” of the country after four years of Donald Trump’s divisive and chaotic leadership. Now, in a few short days, he’s handing the Oval Office back to Trump—though he clearly feels like his work is unfinished.

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00:00I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern.

00:03Joe Biden gave his farewell address.

00:05He had a warning for the American people as he leaves office.

00:08He believes that there's a dangerous concentration of wealth in the hands of a few.

00:12And that's a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra-wealthy people.

00:17An oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally

00:22threatens our entire democracy.

00:24And he's talking about billionaires that supported Donald Trump's candidacy, like Elon Musk,

00:29for example.

00:30And he's also calling out the tech industrial complex and saying the platform, social media

00:36platform should not allow false information to spread freely online.

00:40I'm equally concerned about the potential rise of a tech industrial complex that could

00:45pose real dangers for our country as well.

00:50Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation.

00:56So what does this all add up to?

00:57Joe Biden hearkened back to a time more than 100 years ago when robber barons had a similar

01:02concentration of wealth and power.

01:04And he said that laws were passed that made sure that there was a level playing field.

01:09Everyone's entitled to a fair shot.

01:12Not a guarantee, but just a fair shot.

01:14An even playing field.

01:15He called to the American people to stand up for their rights and said that it's their

01:21turn to stand guard.

01:23Now it's your turn to stand guard.

01:26May you all be the keeper of the flame.

01:28May you keep the faith.

01:30I love America.

01:32You love it too.

01:34God bless you all.

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