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Biden to leave White House with little fanfare

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Democrats are eager to turn the page on a poor year in which they lost again to President-elect Trump .

But the president’s public presence has hardly registered while Trump has swallowed up much of the spotlight.

Republicans say Biden 's absence from major moments is par for the course.

Some Democrats say they are unbothered by Trump stealing the spotlight in the final month .

Biden can still command attention in the final days of the presidency to define his legacy on his terms if he opts to do so using his bully pulpit.

Democrats had an upsetting year overall, between losing the White House , Senate and not flipping the House .

Biden caused an uproar when he announced he would pardon his son Hunter Biden after insisting for months that he wouldn’t do so.