KEY POINTS
  • President Donald Trump in a prerecorded farewell address touted his record on the economy and foreign policy.
  • But he glossed over the Capitol riot that consumed the final weeks of his presidency, and he did not mention his successor, Joe Biden, by name.
  • Trump also praised his administration's efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the death toll of which topped 400,000 earlier Tuesday.

President Donald Trump in a prerecorded farewell address touted his record on the economy and foreign policy, while glossing over the Capitol riot that consumed the final weeks of his presidency.

He also failed to mention his successor, Joe Biden, by name. Biden will be inaugurated as the nation's 46th president Wednesday.