Joe Biden's presidency in pictures

President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.

US President Joe Biden arrives with First Lady Jill Biden to speak during an event kickstarting his 2024 re-election campaign at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, on January 5, 2024.

Ten-year-old Sumukh Arunkumar reacts alongside US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden during a holiday visit to patients and families at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC, on December 22, 2023.

President Joe Biden attends a funeral service for former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor at the National Cathedral in Washington on Dec. 19, 2023. O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died on Dec. 1, 2023.

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive at Saint Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church for a service, in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 18, 2023. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the death of President Joe Biden's first wife and baby daughter.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the The Kennedy Center Honorees reception at The White House on December 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. The 2023 honorees include comedian and actor Billy Crystal, opera singer RenŽe Fleming, the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb, rapper and actress Queen Latifah and singer Dionne Warwick.

Onlookers crowd a window as US President Joe Biden visits local shops with relatives in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on November 25, 2023.

President Joe Biden arrives to pardon a pair of turkeys, Liberty and Bell, in a decades-old White House Thanksgiving tradition on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. The birds were raised in Minnesota.

President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey Liberty during a ceremony at the White House on November 20, 2023 in Washington, DC with Jose Rojas, left, Vice-President of Jennie-O Turkey Store, and Steve Lykken, middle, Chairman of the National Turkey Federation. The 2023 National Thanksgiving Turkey Liberty, and its alternate Bell, were raised in Willmar, Minnesota.

US President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. Biden and Xi will try to prevent the superpowers' rivalry spilling into conflict when they meet for the first time in a year at a high-stakes summit in San Francisco on Wednesday. With tensions soaring over issues including Taiwan, sanctions and trade, the leaders of the world's largest economies are expected to hold at least three hours of talks at the Filoli country estate on the city's outskirts.

US President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. Biden and Xi will try to prevent the superpowers' rivalry spilling into conflict when they meet for the first time in a year at a high-stakes summit in San Francisco on Wednesday. With tensions soaring over issues including Taiwan, sanctions and trade, the leaders of the world's largest economies are expected to hold at least three hours of talks at the Filoli country estate on the city's outskirts.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets President Joe Biden after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv.

Police officer Evyatar Edri looks on as US President Joe Biden hugs his mother, Rachel Edri, who was held hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, while meeting with people affected by this month's Hamas attack on Israel, on Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. Thousands of Israeli and Palestinian people have died since Oct. 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in a surprise attack, holding some people hostage, that led Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on Oct. 8.

President Joe Biden speaks with workers picketing at General Motors Willow Run Redistribution in Belleville on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, during a stop in Michigan.

President of the United States Joe Biden addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks to service members, first responders, and their families on the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on September 11, 2023.

President Joe Biden applauds dancers as he arrives at Indira Gandhi International Airport to attend the G20 summit, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in New Delhi.

Retired U.S. Army Captain Larry Taylor is awarded the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on September 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. In June of 1968, Taylor landed his Cobra attack helicopter under intense enemy fire to rescue a four-man long-range reconnaissance patrol that had been surrounded and pinned down. The patrol team climbed aboard, grabbing on to rocket-pods and skids, and Taylor carried them to a safe location before landing them back on the ground.

President Joe Biden arrives to speak during a Labor Day event at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, in Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.

President Joe Biden surveys damage caused by Hurricane Idalia, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Live Oak, Fla.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden take an aerial tour on Marine One over areas devastated by the Maui wildfires, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

President Joe Biden, center, walks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following a joint news conference Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md.

President Joe Biden takes a selfie with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, his wife Abby Cox and their daughter Emma Kate after speaking at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City.

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One upon departure from Kirtland Air Force Base, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Albuquerque, N.M.

US President Joe Biden (C) gestures after signing a proclamation to designate Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, at Red Butte Airfield, 25 miles (40kms) south of Tusayan, Arizona, on Aug. 8, 2023. Biden announced he is putting the brakes on uranium mining around the Grand Canyon. Biden will give an area of nearly one million acres (404,686 hectares) "national monument" status.

President Joe Biden speaks at the Red Butte Airfield Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Tusayan, Ariz.

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office of the White House July 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. Biden and Meloni discussed a range of bilateral issues during their meeting.

U.S. President Joe Biden, applauded by members of the Till family and members of Congress, finishes signing a proclamation in the Indian Treaty Room to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Illinois and Mississippi July 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. The new national monument will be anchored at three historic sites in Chicago, Illinois; Sumner, Mississippi; and just outside of Glendora, Mississippi.

President Joe Biden greets guests at the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. The annual picnic welcomes all members of Congress and their families to the White House to greet the President and spend time on the White House grounds enjoying food, music and games.

President Joe Biden talks to a child as he greets embassy staff members and their families before boarding Air Force One at Helsinki-Vantaan International Airport in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Biden is returning to Washington after meeting with Nordic leaders in Helsinki and attending the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

US President Joe Biden (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pose during an event with G7 leaders to announce a Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine during the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 12, 2023.

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech on NATO at the Vilnius University in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023, after the end of the NATO Summit. US President Joe Biden travelled to Britain on July 9, 2023, to a NATO summit in Lithuania and will end the trip to Europe on July 13, 2023 in Finland.

President Joe Biden and Britain's King Charles III inspect the Guard of Honour formed by the Welsh Guards, during a ceremonial welcome in the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle, July 10, 2023. Biden was in Britain on Monday, where he met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III, before going on to a NATO summit in Lithuania.

President Joe Biden leaves the beach near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, July 8, 2023, as he spends the weekend at his vacation home.

US President Joe Biden walks with Colonel Paul Pawluk, Vice Commander, 89th Airlift Wing, as he arrives to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 6, 2023. Biden is traveling to South Carolina to highlight a new manufacturing partnership between Enphase Energy and Flex.

US President Joe Biden kisses First Lady Jill Biden as they watch the Independence Day fireworks display from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2023.

President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Washington.

President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on the economy, Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at the Old Post Office in Chicago.

President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, wave to the crowd during a state visit at the White House on June 22, 2023.

As seen through a window, President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit and averts a U.S. government default, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

President Joe Biden falls on stage during the 2023 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are presented with jerseys by LSU women's basketball team captains Angel Reese, right, and Emily Ward, left, during an event to honor the 2023 NCAA national championship team in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 26, 2023, in Washington.

President Joe Biden, left, walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of a working session on Ukraine during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023.

U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a Quad Leaders' meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, May 20, 2023.

(L to R) US President Joe Biden, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo as they hold a "Quad" meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit Leaders' Meeting on May 20, 2023.

President Emmanuel Macron, left, of France gestures to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan after laying a wreath at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with U.S. President Joe Biden and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, of Germany in Hiroshima, Japan, Friday, May 19, 2023, during the G7 Summit.

U.S. President Joe Biden, center left, and his granddaughter Maisy Biden, walk towards Marine One after their arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, western Japan, Thursday, May 18, 2023, en route to Hiroshima for the Group of Seven nations' summit that starts Friday.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., listen as President Joe Biden speaks before a meeting to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Washington.

President Joe Biden puts on sunglasses after making a joke about becoming the "Dark Brandon" persona during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Saturday, April 29, 2023.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pose for photos with South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on the North Portico of the White House in Washington as they arrive for a State Dinner, Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

President Joe Biden speaks with Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, right, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 24, 2023, in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris and Biden met with the three Tennessee state lawmakers who faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse.

President Joe Biden gestures to the audience after delivering a speech at Saint Muredach's Cathedral in Ballina, on April 14, 2023, on the last day of a four day trip to Northern Ireland and Ireland.

President Joe Biden and First lady Jill Biden welcome people to the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, April 10, 2023.

President Joe Biden talks to residents of Monterey Park on Mar. 14, 2023 after he announced sweeping executive orders about gun control. Monterey Park was the scene of a mass shooting where 11 people were killed in January.

President Joe Biden, left center, marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on Sunday March 5, 2023 to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday bridge crossing.

President Joe Biden is greeted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a visit in Kyiv on February 20, 2023. President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to Kyiv on February 20, 2023, ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, AFP journalists saw. Biden met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital on his first visit to the country since the start of the conflict.

President Joe Biden meets with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington.

US President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walk together along the Rose Garden colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, February. 10, 2023.

President Joe Biden greets House Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. during the State of the Union address from the House chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington on Feb. 7, 2023.

President Joe Biden sings We Shall Overcome during a worship service alongside US Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 2023, the eve of the national holiday honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. King was co-pastor of the church from 1960 until his assassination in 1968.

President Joe Biden walks along the border fence with Border Patrol agents on Jan. 8, 2023. The president visited El Paso to assess border enforcement operations and to see for himself how local leaders are coping with the mass migration of migrants from their home countries of Venezuela, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Cuba.

President Joe Biden celebrates with lawmakers and the crowd after signing the Respect for Marriage Act during ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.

President Joe Biden pardons the 2022 National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate on the South Lawn of the White House on Nov. 21, 2022. The turkeys were raised near Monroe, N.C.

US President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, November 13, 2022, as he travels to attend the G20 Summit.

U.S. President Joe Biden, accompanied by the First Lady Jill Biden signs a book of condolence at Lancaster House in London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 18, 2022 in London, England. Foreign dignitaries, heads of state and other VIPs have visited Westminster Hall to view Queen Elizabeth II lying in state prior to her funeral on Monday. They have also been invited to sign the book of condolence opened at Lancaster House. The 96-year-old monarch died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III.

President Joe Biden, on vacation with his family, rides a bicycle along the beach at Kiawah Island, S.C., on Aug. 14, 2022.

President Joe Biden gives the pen he used to sign the "PACT Act of 2022" to Brielle Robinson, daughter of Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson, who died of cancer two years ago, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Washington.

President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Biden ended his COVID-19 isolation after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit to pay respects at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX on May 29, 2022, where a mass shooting on May 24, 2022 killed 19 students and two teachers.

US President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Valor to Vincent Mendoza, of the California Highway Patrol, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2022.

U.S. President Joe Biden gives the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to Sabrail Davenport who is receiving it on behalf of her son, fallen Spring Valley Firefighter Jared Lloyd during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on May 16, 2022, in Washington, DC. The medals are given for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty

President Joe Biden talks to a girl after delivering remarks during the National Peace Officers Memorial Service at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2022.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden give remarks to people on the South Lawn during the White House Easter egg roll on April 18, 2022.

President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One as he arrives at Melsbroek military airport in Brussels, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Western leaders are arriving in Brussels for Thursday's summits taking place at NATO and EU headquarters where they will seek to highlight their sense of unity in the face of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address from the House chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington on March 1, 2022.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk off stage after speaking in support of changing the Senate filibuster rules that have stalled voting rights legislation, at Atlanta University Center Consortium, on the grounds of Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Atlanta.

President Joe Biden speaks at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2022, one year after the attack on the Capitol in Washington, DC. Biden accused his predecessor Donald Trump of attempting to block the democratic transfer of power on Jan/ 6, 2021. "For the first time in our history, a president not just lost an election; he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the Capitol," Biden said.

First lady Jill Biden tosses a ball to President Joe Biden as they take their dog Commander for a walk in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021.

US President Joe Biden speaks with a resident as he tours storm damage in Mayfield, Kentucky, on December 15, 2021.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit the National World War II Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Washington.

US President Joe Biden pardons Peanut Butter the turkey during the 74th annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning in the Rose Garden of the White House on November 19, 2021 in Washington, DC.

President Joe Biden test drives a Hummer at the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant during a tour Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Detroit.

President Joe Biden takes part in a signing ceremony for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Nov. 15, 2021.

US President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Pope Francis as they meet at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.

President Biden speaks to workers and elected officials at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 in Howell, Michigan on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Biden talked about the bipartisan infrastructure bill and his Build Back Better plan.

President Joe Biden receives a COVID-19 booster shot during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, in Washington.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in New York.

President Joe Biden holds a jersey as he poses for a photo with the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm in the East Room of the White House on August 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Storm defeated the Last Vegas Aces in the 2020 WNBA Finals to win their 4th title as a franchise.

President Joe Biden and Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Bryan Glazer (middle) react as Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians speaks on the South Lawn of the White House during a ceremony to honor the team for their Super Bowl LV Championship on July 20, 2021.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit the Surfside Wall of Hope & Memorial in Surfside, Fla. on July 1, 2021, for the people missing after the condo tower that collapsed earlier in the week. The Bidens spent the day meeting with first responders, local and government officials and visiting with families who have been impacted by the collapse.

President Joe Biden salutes before delivering an address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day in Arlington, Va on May 31, 2021.

President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

President Joe Biden stops to talk to the media as he drives a Ford F-150 Lightning truck at Ford Dearborn Development Center, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Dearborn, Mich.

US President Joe Biden walks to a car after arriving at Delaware Air National Guard Base in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 24, 2021.

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington.

President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan on Thursday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. A Facebook post stating that undocumented immigrants will receive $1,400 payments from the bill is inaccurate.

US President Joe Biden elbow bumps a volunteer during a visit at the Houston Food Bank in Houston, Texas on February 26, 2021. Biden is visiting Houston, Texas following severe winter storms which left much of the state without electricity for days.

President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Doug Emhoff participate in a moment of silence during a ceremony to honor the 500,000 Americans that died from COVID-19, at the White House, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Washington.

US President Joe Biden tours the Pfizer Kalamazoo Manufacturing Site February 19, 2021, in Portage, Michigan.

President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Feb. 16, 2021.

Marine One, with President Joe Biden aboard, lifts off from the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Washington. Biden is traveling to Milwaukee to participate in a town hall event.

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Hagerstown, Md. President Biden spent the weekend at Camp David.

President Joe Biden waves after delivering remarks to State Department staff, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington.

President Joe Biden kisses first lady Jill Biden as he departs the White House on Jan. 29, 2021 for a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Six of Biden's 17 first-day executive orders dealt with immigration, such as halting work on a border wall in Mexico and lifting a travel ban on people from several predominantly Muslim countries. 

President Joe Biden arrives to speak about the coronavirus, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington.

President Joe Biden is sworn in during the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol.

President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden arrive at the White House after his inauguration on January 20, 2021.

President Joe Biden hugs wife Jill Biden during the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol.

President Joe Biden waves to the crowd after being sworn in during his inauguration and the inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021.