President-elect Donald Trump met with outgoing President Joe Biden at the Oval Office. Both expressed hopes for a smooth transition after a tough campaign.
First Lady Jill Biden joined President Biden to welcome Trump at the White House. Jill Biden handed Trump a letter for his wife, Melania Trump, who didn’t attend the traditional post-election tour of the residence
Official Remarks
“PRESIDENT BIDEN: And looking forward to having a, like we said, smooth transition — do everything we can to make sure you’re accommodated, what you need. And we’re going to get a chance to talk about some of that today”.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. And thank you very much. And politics is tough. And it’s, many cases, not a very nice world, but it is a nice world today. And I appreciate it very much — a transition that’s so smooth it’ll be as smooth as it can get.
And I very much appreciate that, Joe.PRESIDENT BIDEN: You’re welcome.”
Source: White House