The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the fourth and last quarter of 2024 from October 1 to December 31, 2024 and the first 20 days of 2025 from January 1 to 20, 2025, when Biden left office and was succeeded by Donald Trump. For a complete itinerary of his travels, see List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2024–25). To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency.
Timeline
October 2024
Date Events Photos/videos Tuesday, October 1 Wednesday, October 2 President Biden visits North and South Carolina to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Biden tours by helicopter over the worst-hit areas in the city of Asheville, North Carolina. Thursday, October 3 President Biden visits Florida and Georgia to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Biden tours by helicopter over the worst-hit areas in the city of Perry, Florida. Friday, October 4 Saturday, October 5 Sunday, October 6 Monday, October 7 President Biden attends a memorial service for the victims of the October 7 attacks. Biden lights a candle during a remembrance ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House with First Lady Jill Biden and Rabbi Aaron Alexander of Adas Israel Congregation, marking the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel by planting a memorial pomegranate tree, symbolizing good wishes for the new year in Judaism, at the Naval Observatory, their official residence. Tuesday, October 8 President Biden cancels a trip to Asia and Germany due to the approach of Hurricane Milton to the Florida coast. Wednesday, October 9 President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with the Taoiseach of Ireland Simon Harris at the White House. President Biden and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak by phone amid the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. The 30-minute conversation is the first between Biden and Netanyahu since August 2024. Thursday, October 10 Friday, October 11 Saturday, October 12 Sunday, October 13 President Biden visits Florida to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Milton. Biden tours by helicopter over the worst-hit areas in the city of St. Petersburg, Florida. Axios reports the relationship between Kamala Harris's team and Joe Biden's White House has been increasingly fraught and filled with rising tensions in the final weeks before Election Day, according to 10 people familiar with the situation. The United States Department of Defense announces that its country will send American military personnel and a high-altitude missile defense system, THAAD, to Israel. Monday, October 14 Tuesday, October 15 Wednesday, October 16 Thursday, October 17 President Biden lands late in Berlin, Germany on this day and meets French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Olaf Scholz and UK prime minister Keir Starmer at a meeting in the same city on the next day to discuss further assistance to Ukraine and President Zelenskyy's Victory Plan. Friday, October 18U.S. Representative Mike Turner the chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence sends Biden a letter demanding that his administration immediately give the House Intelligence Committee a classified briefing concerning the possible engagement of North Korean troops in a potentially escalating and broadening Russo-Ukrainian war. Turner also states in the letter to Biden his view that the use of North Korean troops against Ukraine must be a red line for the United States and NATO. Saturday, October 19 President Biden approves the State of North Carolina disaster declaration and orders Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight from September 16 to September 20, 2024. Sunday, October 20 Monday, October 21 First Lady Jill Biden unveils an enhanced and educational tour of the White House for public visitors. At the White House, President Biden honors the prestigious National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals to 39 recipients, including film directors Steven Spielberg and Spike Lee, singers Queen Latifah, and posthumously, Selena Quintanilla. Tuesday, October 22 President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Slovenian prime minister Robert Golob at the White House. Wednesday, October 23 Thursday, October 24 Friday, October 25 President Biden formally apologizes to Native Americans for abusive government-funded boarding schools that abused indigenous children and forced them to assimilate over a 150-year period. Saturday, October 26 Sunday, October 27 Monday, October 28 President Biden goes to an early voting location in his home state of Delaware, where he helps an elderly woman in a wheelchair and waits in line for his turn at the booth. Tuesday, October 29 Wednesday, October 30 In a telecall with Latino voters, President Biden states that “the only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it's un-American.” Biden's statement is made in a response to an anti-Puerto Rican joke made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at Donald Trump's rally on October 27. President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides at the White House. President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden participate in the 2024 White House Halloween event. Thursday, October 31The Associated Press reports the White House altered the record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks despite stenographer concerns.
November 2024
Date Events Photos/videos Friday, November 1 Saturday, November 2 Sunday, November 3 Monday, November 4 President Biden congratulates Maia Sandu on her historic reelection as the president of Moldova. Tuesday, November 5 The 2024 United States presidential election takes place. The Republican Party retains their majority in the House of Representatives and gains control of the Senate. Wednesday, November 6 Republican Party nominee former president Donald Trump becomes president-elect after he secures the projected total to 276 electoral votes. Democratic Party nominee vice president Kamala Harris concedes defeat and congratulates Trump on his victory. President Biden calls President-elect Donald Trump in the early morning to congratulate him on his victory. President Biden announces the expedited granting of over US$6 billion in military aid to Ukraine. Thursday, November 7 At the White House, President Biden delivers his statement following the victory of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. A Texas federal judge rules President Biden's program favoring undocumented immigrants married to American citizens is illegal. Friday, November 8 Saturday, November 9 Sunday, November 10 Monday, November 11 President Biden performs a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery and delivers the Veterans Day address at the Memorial Amphitheater. Vice President Kamala Harris attends the wreath-laying ceremony. Tuesday, November 12 President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the White House. President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto at the White House. Wednesday, November 13 President Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss the transition of power between the presidents. It was the first time for Trump to visit the White House since leaving office at the end of his first presidency in January 2021. Thursday, November 14 Friday, November 15 President Biden attends the 2024 APEC summit hosted by Peruvian president Dina Boluarte. President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Peruvian president Dina Boluarte. President Biden holds a trilateral meeting with Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. Saturday, November 16 In the afternoon, President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Lima, Peru. This is the third official meeting between the leaders of the United States and China and the last time Biden had a meeting with Xi as president. The U.S. president attends the closing of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Lima, Peru. During his visit, President Biden and Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte, inaugurate a mega port in the city of Chancay, 80 kilometers from Lima. At a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Lima, Peru, President Biden condemns the deployment of thousands of North Korean troops in Russia and expresses deep concern over China's continued support for Russia's defense industrial base. Sunday, November 17 In the early afternoon, President Biden arrives in Brazil ahead of the G20 summit and lands in Manaus for a historic visit to the Amazon region. He flies over the forest and visits a museum one day before the opening of the G20 in Rio de Janeiro. This is the first time a sitting president of the United States has visited the Brazilian Amazon region, according to the White House. He becomes the first sitting president of the United States to set foot in the Brazilian Amazon region in the 200-year history of relations between the two nations. President Biden authorizes Ukraine to use American-supplied long-range missiles in the war against Russia. The change in the U.S. government's stance is due to the sending of North Korean troops to fight in the war in Ukraine alongside the Russians. Monday, November 18 President Biden attends the G20 summit hosted by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. President Biden meets with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, when President Biden along with prime ministers Trudeau and Meloni miss in time for the official photo of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty. Tuesday, November 19 President Biden approves providing anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine. President Biden meets with Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the margins of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro to discuss the U.S.-Brazil strategic relationship. Wednesday, November 20 President Biden celebrates his 82nd birthday, marking an age milestone never before reached by an acting commander of the country. President Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Cecile Richards. The United States vetoes a ceasefire resolution in the war in the Gaza Strip at the United Nations Security Council. This is the fourth time that the Americans have rejected a proposal for a truce between Israel and Hamas since the conflict began in October 2023. Thursday, November 21Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announces sanctions against Gazprombank, the third-largest Russia bank, along with its subsidiaries. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler announces he will resign on January 20 ahead of Trump's second inauguration. Friday, November 22 At the White House, President Biden receives the Boston Celtics team, NBA champions in the 2023–24 season. Star Jayson Tatum gives the president a team shirt, with Biden's name on the back. Saturday, November 23 President Biden delivers his statement on Holodomor Remembrance Day, in which he pledges further support from Washington for Ukraine. Sunday, November 24Outgoing National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan meets with incoming National Security Advisor Michael Waltz as part of the transition from Biden to Trump. Monday, November 25 President Biden participates in his fourth and final National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. First Lady Jill Biden welcomes the arrival of the 2024 White House Christmas Tree at the White House. President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden travel to Staten Island, New York, to celebrate a "Friendsgiving" with members of the United States Coast Guard and families.