Trump thanks Biden for 'smooth transition' in White House meeting
President-elect Donald Trump will return to Washington on Wednesday — entering the White House for the first time since being voted out of office — to meet with President Joe Biden for a ceremony meant to signal the peaceful transfer of power.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump returned to Washington on Wednesday — entering the White House for the first time since he was voted out of office — to meet with President Joe Biden for a ceremony meant to signal the peaceful transfer of power.
The two men appeared briefly for photos, with Biden speaking first and calling for a smooth transition.
Trump responded that politics "is tough" but thanked the president for a smooth transition. “You’re welcome,” Biden responded. They did not respond to shouted questions from reporters.
Trump and Biden next met privately for a “substantive” sit-down that lasted more than 90 minutes, during which they dived into a variety of pressing foreign and domestic policy issues. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said they discussed the war in Gaza and the hostages Hamas militants took during the Oct. 7 attack, as well as the war in Ukraine. Trump promised on the campaign trail to end the war if he were re-elected.
Trump and Biden also discussed government funding and emergency disaster assistance and how to ensure an “orderly” and “peaceful” transfer of power, Jean-Pierre said.
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