As Biden closes out more than 50 years of public service, including 36 years as a senator, eight as vice president, and four as president, the last year in office proved fateful in some of his longest-held friendships. Here are four friends Biden reportedly lost last year:

First Lady Jill Biden referenced her entire White House style legacy with one of her final outfits photographed at the national landmark. On Jan. 16, Dr. Biden spoke at an annual White House event promoting Joining Forces,

Biden last wore the custom suit in 2023 to meet France’s first lady Brigitte Macron in Paris, worn with black Dior heels. The previous year, she wore the suit to meet Queen Letizia of Spain in Madrid, styling it with nude Valentino slingback pumps and a Cartier Panthère watch.

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First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday said she was disappointed in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., over the role Pelosi played in the president dropping out of the 2024 race.

The following year, Biden rewore her Schiaparelli suit to meet France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, at Elysée Palace in Paris. This time, she added on a pair of black Dior slingbacks. Together, the two first ladies’ ensembles alluded to each of their countries’ respective flags, with both the U.S. and the French flags being red, white and blue.

The first lady says the Democratic revolt against her husband’s re-election bid taught her ‘a lot about human nature.’

And not just American designers but, in Mr. Biden’s case, Ralph Lauren, a man who built his entire identity on the American dream. For her part, Jill Biden chose labels designed by women, like Markarian and Gabriela Hearst in New York.

First lady Jill Biden, left, and President Joe Biden listen as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Democratic National Committee's Holiday Reception at Willard Hotel in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) AP

Biden leaves behind a complicated legacy of legislative wins and economic gains, along with a trail of fractured relationships and grievances within his own party.