"Today an oligarchy is taking shape in America that literally threatens our democracy, our basic rights, our freedoms," the president said.

After four years in the White House – and a half-century in Washington – President Joe Biden has said farewell.

U.S. President Joe Biden will speak to the nation during his farewell address live today, Wednesday, Jan. 15 on major cable networks. Here, Biden answers questions from reporters as he speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Susan Walsh/AP

Joe Biden will make a final farewell address as president on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. ET. Here's how to watch Biden's final remarks live online.

With only days left in the White House, President Joe Biden was saving a few surprises for his farewell address Wednesday evening. Instead of simply summing up his term in office, he used the opportunity to issue dire warnings about the future and call for deep changes to the country’s foundational document.

The president will deliver his final remarks from the Oval Office. In the past, President Barack Obama went to his home in Chicago for his farewell speech. George W. Bush spoke from the East Room. Bill Clinton spoke from the Oval Office.