President Biden called on members of the military to remember their oath in his closing message to the troops as commander-in-chief on Thursday; a prescient call ahead of what may be an administration that tests the military's loyalty to the Constitution more than any other.

President Biden on Thursday thanked U.S. service members and defended his military policies during his commander in chief farewell address.

President Biden, poised to leave office in just days, will give remarks Thursday afternoon at a Department of Defense commander in chief farewell ceremony. His comments come on the heels of a ceasefire and hostage deal secured between Israel and Hamas amid its yearlong war in Gaza.