Joe Biden departed Washington, D.C., as a former president after President Donald Trump‘s inauguration, leaving behind strained political relationships, low approval ratings, and a legacy of ending his reelection bid after a visible decline.

Nonetheless, during his farewell address at Joint Base Andrews, the one-term president, at 82 years old, appeared defiant regarding his record as he thanked his aides for the last four years of his presidency and the past half-century in D.C.