On the eve of Monday’s inauguration of Republican President-elect Donald Trump, Biden delivered a final farewell from a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in its 2020 Democratic primary set him up to achieve his life’s goal of being elected president of the United States.

Joe Biden spent his final full day as president Sunday in South Carolina, urging Americans to "keep the faith in a better day to come" and reflecting on the influence of both the Civil Rights Movement and the state itself in his political trajectory.

Thank you for keeping the faith. It's been the honor of my life to serve as your president."Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Biden is set to leave the White House Monday before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

Joe Biden pardoned his siblings and their spouses on his way out of the White House on Monday -- the surprise finale in a series of unprecedented presidential actions by the Democrat, who has been known as an intuitionalist during his half-century in politics.

As Joe Biden's presidency comes to an end with Donald Trump taking over as the 47th US President, Biden stressed in his farewell address on Monday (Jan 21) that he is leaving office, but "we are not leaving the fight.