Barack Obama's final speech as president – video highlights

The US president makes his final speech before leaving office, addressing crowds of supporters in Chicago on Tuesday night.

    The US president makes his final speech before leaving office, addressing crowds of supporters in Chicago on Tuesday night. Telling the audience that the idea his election could usher in a ‘post-racial America’ was ‘never realistic’, Obama urges the American people to get more involved in democracy before tearfully thanking his family for their support.