WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there set him up to achieve his life's goal of being elected president of the United States.

We know the struggle to redeeming the soul of this nation is difficult and ongoing,” Biden said Sunday. “We must hold on to hope. We must stay engaged. We must always keep the faith in a better day to come.

As President Joe Biden’s time in the White House draws to a close, he stopped in South Carolina on Sunday to thank the people who got him there. Biden spent much of his final full day in office in the Lowcountry,

Joe Biden on Sunday was back in South Carolina where it all began for his presidency. With his wife Jill by his side and hosted by U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., Biden’s final 24 hours as President of the United States commenced in Charleston at the Royal Missionary Baptist Church.