Outgoing president Joe Biden has told supporters “we all have more to do” in a farewell address on Donald Trump’s inauguration day.
He added: “We’re leaving office – but we’re not leaving the fight.”
Mr Biden, 82, addressed supporters and staff at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Monday afternoon after seeing his successor sworn in at the White House.
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Speaking to those assembled as Mr Trump addressed his supporters, he said: “The point I want to make clear today in my farewell address – is we all have more to do. You heard the inaugural address today – we got a lot more to do.”
He paused to make the sign of the cross, which sparked laughs from the audience. Mr Biden was seen making the same religious gesture during the inauguration ceremony itself.
He continued: “Look, I know from many years of experience, there are ups and downs, but we have to stay with it.
“My dad taught me the measure of a person is how quickly they get up when they get knocked down – and that’s what we have to do right now.
“We never give up – we’re leaving office – but we’re not leaving the fight.”
Cheers of “Thank you Joe” were heard as he finished his speech – before he and his wife Jill boarded their Nighthawk 46 helicopter to their post-presidential life.
