Thanks for the birthday well-wishes today, everyone. Turns out on your 146th birthday, you run out of space for candles!
Earlier this year, I boarded Air Force One for a secret flight to Poland. There, I boarded a train with blacked-out windows for a 10-hour ride each way to Kyiv to stand with the people of Ukraine ahead of the one-year anniversary of their brave fight against Putin.
I was the first American president to enter a warzone not controlled by the United States military since President Lincoln.
When I exited that train and met President Zelenskyy, I didn’t feel alone. I was bringing with me the idea of America, the promise of America to the people who are today fighting for the same things we fought for 250 years ago: freedom, independence, and self-determination.
As I walked through Kyiv with President Zelenskyy, with air raid sirens sounding in the distance, I felt something I’ve always believed more strongly than ever before:
America is a beacon to the world still.
Earlier this year, I boarded Air Force One for a secret flight to Poland. There, I boarded a train with blacked-out windows for a 10-hour ride each way to Kyiv to stand with the people of Ukraine ahead of the one-year anniversary of their brave fight against Putin.
I was the first American president to enter a warzone not controlled by the United States military since President Lincoln.
When I exited that train and met President Zelenskyy, I didn’t feel alone. I was bringing with me the idea of America, the promise of America to the people who are today fighting for the same things we fought for 250 years ago: freedom, independence, and self-determination.
As I walked through Kyiv with President Zelenskyy, with air raid sirens sounding in the distance, I felt something I’ve always believed more strongly than ever before:
America is a beacon to the world still.
I made it clear from the outset of this crisis that humanitarian assistance was a critical and urgent need that had to get moving.
It was my honor to pardon this year’s Thanksgiving turkeys: Liberty and Bell.
Let’s be clear: The only reason a fundamental right has been stripped away from the American people for the first time in American history is because of Trump.
Donald Trump will never be Aleksey Navalny.
Make no mistake: this is because Donald Trump overturned Roe v. Wade.
Small businesses are the engine of our economy and the heart and soul of our communities.
On Small Business Saturday, I encourage you to support the folks in your community by shopping small.
Small businesses are the engine of our economy and the heart and soul of our communities.
On Small Business Saturday, I encourage you to support the folks in your community by shopping small.
Small businesses are the engine of our economy and the heart and soul of our communities.
On Small Business Saturday, I encourage you to support the folks in your community by shopping small.
As Americans, we must come together and reject Islamophobia and all forms of bigotry and hatred.
I have said repeatedly that I will not be silent in the face of hate.
We must be unequivocal: There is no place in America for hate against anyone.
Bidenomics is working.
No billionaire should be paying a lower tax rate than a school teacher or a firefighter.
They showed me the clip of Donald Trump admitting he sabotaged the bipartisan deal to secure the border.
He’s actively rooting against America every chance he gets.
This Thanksgiving, as Jill and I reflect on our nation’s many blessings, we are thankful for our brave service members and the first responders who put so much on the line to keep us safe today and every day.
For too long, women have been underrepresented when it comes to health research and the money spent on that research. We’re changing that.
We announced the first-ever White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, changing how we approach and fund women’s health research.
Jill and I were honored to join American service members and their families for a Friendsgiving dinner this weekend in Norfolk.
We have many obligations as a government, but only one truly sacred obligation: to equip those we send into harm’s way and care for them and their families when they come home.
When I took office, there were 7,000 people who had their loans forgiven through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Thanks to our reforms, nearly 800,000 people have had their debt forgiven.
This relief is life-changing for individuals and for their families.
Make no mistake: this is a direct result of Donald Trump ending Roe v. Wade.
My parents always told me I had an obligation to get involved and change things that were unfair.
That’s what inspired me to run for president. Everyone deserves a fair shot.
We’re building affordable high-speed internet everywhere in America.
So your children don’t have to sit in a McDonald’s parking lot to do their homework, businesses are able to thrive, and farmers and ranchers are able to sell their products.
When people with student debt get relief, they buy homes, start businesses, and engage in the community in ways they weren’t able to before—growing the economy.
That’s why we’re taking significant action to provide student debt relief to as many borrowers as quickly as possible.
I announced a plan to provide millions of working families with debt relief for their college student debt, but MAGA Republicans sued us and the Supreme Court blocked it.
That didn’t stop me.