It's time to say goodbye.
"As I prepare to hand over power to a new administration on Wednesday noon, I want you to know that the movement we have launched is just beginning," said outgoing US President Donald Trump in a farewell message broadcast on the eve of an organized transfer of power in a deeply divided country, traumatized by the murderous assault on the Capitol.
For the first time, the outgoing president also wishes the success of the administration of Joe Biden.
Without naming his successor, Donald Trump said "pray" that his administration "succeeds in keeping America safe and prosperous."
The one who for more than two months refused the verdict of the ballot box by denouncing imaginary fraud will become the first president not to attend the swearing-in of his successor for 150 years.
It was in a barricaded Washington and under high guard that Joe Biden arrived Tuesday, before his swearing in scheduled for Wednesday under the seal of unity.
Ironically, it was during the broadcast of the farewell video of the outgoing Republican president that Barack Obama's ex-right arm landed near Washington.
Isolated, spending his last day in the White House, Donald Trump leaves power with a popularity rating at the lowest.