WATCH: President Trump’s farewell address

An image of US President Donald Trump speaking in a video released on YouTube is seen on a monitor in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2021. - Trump delivered his farewell address to the nation via a video released on YouTube. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)(AFP via Getty Images/MANDEL NGAN)

Though President Donald Trump didn’t name his successor, he extended his “best wishes” to the incoming administration in a “farewell address” video message, released by the White House on Tuesday afternoon.

“This week we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and prosperous,” Trump said in the video. “We extend our best wishes. And we also want them to have luck. A very important word.”

Trump is expected to skip President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, becoming the first outgoing president in more than a century to skip the inauguration of his successor.

He has also passed on inviting the Bidens to the White House for a get-to-know-you meeting. And it remains unclear whether he will write Biden a personal welcome letter, like the one he received from former President Barack Obama when he moved in.

Read the full story from The Associated Press.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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An image of US President Donald Trump speaking in a video released on YouTube is seen on a monitor in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2021. - Trump delivered his farewell address to the nation via a video released on YouTube. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)(AFP via Getty Images/MANDEL NGAN)
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