President Biden left the White House for the last time as commander-in-chief Monday morning alongside his successor (and predecessor), President-elect Trump. Why it matters: The historic moment likely marks the end of Biden's storied political career.

Shortly before leaving the White House at the end of his term of office, US President Joe Biden posted a photograph of himself and his wife. "One more selfie for the road. We love you, America," he wrote on the platform X on Monday morning.

The first couples are expected to have tea ahead of the president-elect's inauguration, a courtesy Trump did not extend Biden four years ago.

Thank you for keeping the faith. It's been the honor of my life to serve as your president."Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Biden is set to leave the White House Monday before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

Joe Biden pardoned his siblings and their spouses on his way out of the White House, saying Monday that his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.