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'The Movement We Started Is Only Just Beginning': Trump Releases Farewell Video

The outgoing president vowed to continue the movement he launched among fervent supporters of his "Make America Great Again" agenda.
President Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival last week in Harlingen, Texas.

President Trump on Tuesday released an unrepentant virtual farewell address to the nation, describing himself as the "only true outsider ever to win the presidency," ahead of his reluctant departure from office Wednesday.

Trump, who will leave the White House , treated Tuesday's speech as a victory lap for his single term in office. He commended his response to the coronavirus, lauded his record on rewriting U.S. trade deals and cracking down on immigration, and praised his success in appointing three justices to the Supreme Court and hundreds of other judges to federal courts.

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