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🎧 Biden, Trump meet in White House for smooth power transition
💬 Over in Washington.
President-elect Trump has returned to the Oval Office for the first time in almost four years to meet with President Biden.
Unlike then, the two agreed on a smooth transition of power.
Choi Min-jung reports.
U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met at the White House on Wednesday, for the first time since the presidential election last week.
The two sat down for nearly two hours at the Oval Office.
Both the incumbent and incoming president called for a smooth transition of power.
"Well, Mr. President-elect and former president, Donald, congratulations."
"Politics is tough, and it's in many cases it's not a nice world, but it is a nice world today and I appreciate it very much "
The Oval Office visit upholds the tradition of a peaceful transfer of power, a gesture Trump declined to extend to Biden in 2020, after falsely claiming Biden had not won the election.
At the time, Trump filed lawsuits on voter fraud and was accused of helping incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol.
Despite this history, however, Wednesday's meeting was rather cordial.
The two are expected to have discussed U.S. foreign policy, the logistics of handing over power, and the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
The meeting comes as Trump continues his appointment of key roles in the upcoming cabinet and administration.
On Wednesday, he named Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as his nominee for secretary of state, Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general,
and Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress and presidential candidate, to serve as his director of national intelligence.
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🎧 Biden, Trump meet in White House for smooth power transition
💬 Over in Washington.
President-elect Trump has returned to the Oval Office for the first time in almost four years to meet with President Biden.
Unlike then, the two agreed on a smooth transition of power.
Choi Min-jung reports.
U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met at the White House on Wednesday, for the first time since the presidential election last week.
The two sat down for nearly two hours at the Oval Office.
Both the incumbent and incoming president called for a smooth transition of power.
"Well, Mr. President-elect and former president, Donald, congratulations."
"Politics is tough, and it's in many cases it's not a nice world, but it is a nice world today and I appreciate it very much "
The Oval Office visit upholds the tradition of a peaceful transfer of power, a gesture Trump declined to extend to Biden in 2020, after falsely claiming Biden had not won the election.
At the time, Trump filed lawsuits on voter fraud and was accused of helping incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol.
Despite this history, however, Wednesday's meeting was rather cordial.
The two are expected to have discussed U.S. foreign policy, the logistics of handing over power, and the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
The meeting comes as Trump continues his appointment of key roles in the upcoming cabinet and administration.
On Wednesday, he named Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as his nominee for secretary of state, Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general,
and Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress and presidential candidate, to serve as his director of national intelligence.
✈️ @super_ingliztili