Biden Welcomes Back Trump

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Biden Welcomes Back Trump

As it turns out, democracy didn’t die on November 5th! President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden met in the Oval Office, emphasizing a smooth power transfer despite their long-standing rivalry. The smoothest, as Trump said! President Trump also said, “Politics is tough and it's in many cases it’s not a nice world but it is a nice world today.” President Biden welcomed him back and it was a cordial meeting mostly drowned out by screaming press. Reuters reported that the meeting covered key issues, with Biden highlighting U.S. support for Ukraine as crucial for national security, while Trump focused on ending the Russia-Ukraine war swiftly. Biden also urged congressional action on government funding and disaster relief. A little bit of

The Los Angeles Times reported:

Since Trump won the presidency last week, Biden and his team have made a point of highlighting their cooperation, which they see as a teachable moment in a public civics lesson. Vice President Kamala Harris, who took over as the nominee after Biden withdrew from the election in July, campaigned on the idea that Trump would be a threat to democracy.
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Biden Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and Trump's incoming chief, Susie Wiles, also attended the meeting in the Oval Office.

Trump's transition process has been hampered in part because he has missed deadlines to sign papers that promise to avoid conflicts of interest while in office.

But in other ways, he will come into office more aware than his predecessors of the inner workings because he is the only president aside from Grover Cleveland to win nonconsecutive terms.

Trump’s current team includes key advisors like Susie Wiles and Stephen Miller, though some express concern over the lack of administrative experience among appointees. I’d call that a feature not a bug.

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