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U.S. President Joe Biden hosted President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday as part of the tradition leading to the transfer of power from one administration to another.
It’s the first time Trump is visiting the White House since he lost his re-election bid to Biden four years ago.
It was also first time the pair have met since their presidential debate in late June after which Biden drop out of the presidential race.
The meeting between the incoming and outgoing presidents has always been held except in 2020 when Trump was to hand over to Biden, as he failed to invite Biden to the White House.
Receiving the President-elect, Biden said, “Former President Donald, Congratulations, looking forward to having a smooth transition, in the way we can, to make sure you get what you need and have chance to talk about other things. Welcome, welcome back,” as the pair shook hands.
“Thank you, Politics is tough, it is not a nice world but it is a very nice world today and I appreciate very much and look forward to a transition that is so smooth, as smooth as it can get,” Trump responded.
The meeting centered around transition, foreign and domestic policy as well as economic and security issues.
However, Trump’s wife, Melinia, did not attend the meeting but would receiveda letter from the first lady, Jill Biden, who handed it over to her husband, during his visit.
