Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2024 Q4–January 2025)

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 is scheduled to leave office and is succeeded by the winner of the 2024 United States presidential election. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency.

Timeline

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October 2024

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Week 194

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Tuesday, October 1
Wednesday, October 2
  • President Biden and Democratic presidential nominee vice president Kamala Harris visit two Carolinas, the states hit by hurricane Helene. Biden flies by helicopter over the worst-hit areas in the city of Asheville, North Carolina.[1][2]
Thursday, October 3
Friday, October 4
Saturday, October 5
Sunday, October 6

Week 195

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, October 7
 
Tuesday, October 8
Wednesday, October 9
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with the Taoiseach of Ireland Simon Harris at the White House.[6]
  • 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.[7]
 
President Biden Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris
Thursday, October 10
Friday, October 11
Saturday, October 12
Sunday, October 13
  • 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.[8]
  • 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.[9]

Week 196

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Date Events Photos/Videos
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.[10][11]
Friday, October 18
  • U.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 Ukrainian conflict. 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.[12]
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.[13]
Sunday, October 20

Week 197

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, October 21
Tuesday, October 22
Wednesday, October 23
Thursday, October 24
Friday, October 25
Saturday, October 26
Sunday, October 27

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Número de mortos pelo furacão Helene sobe para 200; cerca de 1 milhão de pessoas seguem sem luz e água nos EUA". G1 (in Portuguese). October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Biden, Harris travel to areas devastated by deadly Hurricane Helene". France 24. October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Líderes mundiais manifestam solidariedade a israelenses e palestinos". G1 (in Portuguese). October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Meteorologista chora ao falar sobre furacão explosivo a caminho dos EUA: 'é horroroso'; VÍDEO". G1 (in Portuguese). October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Biden postpones trip to Germany for Ramstein meeting". Ukrainska Pravda. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/10/09/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-meeting-with-taoiseach-simon-harris-of-ireland/
  7. ^ "Biden e Netanyahu conversam por telefone, enquanto Israel promete retaliação 'letal' contra o Irã". G1 (in Portuguese). October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Thompson, Alex (October 13, 2024). "Tensions rise between Harris and Biden teams as election nears". Axios. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Biden diz que enviará militares e sistema de defesa contra mísseis Thaad para 'defender Israel'". G1 (in Portuguese). France Presse and AP. October 13, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  10. ^ Krychkovska, Ulyana (October 18, 2024). "Biden arrives on visit to Germany". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  11. ^ Balachuk, Iryna (October 19, 2024). "Biden, Scholz, Macron and Starmer discuss aid to Ukraine and Zelenskyy's Victory Plan". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  12. ^ Turner, Michael (October 18, 2024). "House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Sends Letter to President Biden". X. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  13. ^ "President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves North Carolina Disaster Declaration". The White House. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
U.S. presidential administration timelines
Preceded by Biden presidency (2024 Q4 – January 2025) Incumbent