President Joe Biden will make a farewell address on Wednesday night, ahead of president-elect Donald Trump’s official inauguration this coming Monday. The final remarks, a long-running tradition for departing presidents in the U.

U.S. President Joe Biden will speak to the nation during his farewell address live today, Wednesday, Jan. 15 on major cable networks. Here, Biden answers questions from reporters as he speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Susan Walsh/AP

Joe Biden, who will be replaced by Donald Trump in five days, defended his legacy and the importance of American democracy in an Oval Office address

With only days left in the White House, President Joe Biden was saving a few surprises for his farewell address Wednesday evening. Instead of simply summing up his term in office, he used the opportunity to issue dire warnings about the future and call for deep changes to the country’s foundational document.