Biden Warns Of “Tech-Industrial Complex” In Farewell Speech

Laura Coates Live

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🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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After four years in the White House – and a half-century in Washington – President Joe Biden has said farewell. Sitting behind the Resolute Desk on Wednesday evening, the one-term Democratic leader used a 19-minute address to frame his four-year presidency on his own terms – and to appeal for a brand of politics that he sees as rapidly disappearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.6	Well, tonight, President Biden says goodbye from the Oval Office and takes a shot at the likes
0:52.9	of Elon Musk as he delivers a new warning to America.
0:57.2	Plus, Pam Bondi on a glide path, it seems to be the next Attorney General.
1:01.9	But not before some pretty thorny exchanges between her and others about the way she'll lead the department.
1:08.2	And the clock ticks for TikTok.
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1:21.4	Well, President Joe Biden tonight had his last chance to speak to the American public in a major way before he leaves office.
1:31.4	It was a primetime Oval Office swan song.
1:35.0	And while Biden said he remains optimistic about America, he also delivered a warning, one that we really haven't heard from him before, at least not like this.
1:45.2	Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence
1:51.1	that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot
1:58.2	for everyone to get ahead.
2:00.3	Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation,
2:06.3	enabling the abuse of power.
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