Donald Trump Visits White House to Meet President Biden, Melania Declines

8:20 AM PT — And, with that, the assembly is over. Trump and Biden smiled for cameras as Secret Service and staffers ushered the yelling reporters out of the Oval Workplace.

8:18 AM PT — President-Elect Trump simply thanked President Joe Biden for making this transition one of many smoothest ever … and, the press corps broke out right into a cacophony of yelling questions on the two males.

President-elect Donald Trump is ready to go to the White House at this time on the invitation of President Joe Biden, and the two will sit down collectively within the Oval Workplace … and we’ll be reside streaming it right here.

The invitational assembly is historically held every time a brand new POTUS is elected — though Trump did not lengthen an invitation to Biden as he refused to simply accept the 2020 election outcomes. Regardless of their prior disagreement, Obama invited Trump in 2016, days after he defeated Hillary Clinton.

Wednesday’s go to is ready for 8 AM PT.

First Women often meet on the similar time, for tea — however Melania Trump has introduced she won’t attend Wednesday’s occasion with Jill Biden.

Melania is a bit spicy about it, pointing to the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago in 2022, blaming the Biden Administration for the bust. Categorised paperwork have been taken throughout that investigation, together with packing containers of information infamously present in a rest room on the Trump resort. She stated on “Fox & Friends” not too long ago, “It made me angry.”

Trump and Biden are anticipated to debate the peaceable switch of energy in January … a problem made extra related after the occasions of January 6, 2021, when mobs of Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol Constructing in Washington, D.C.

Trump has already began making Cupboard appointments, and has introduced a brand new entity referred to as the Division of Authorities Effectivity, or DOGE, to be headed by Elon Musk — whose most popular cryptocurrency is named Dogecoin. Musk will share management duties of that workplace with businessman and Trump supporter Vivek Ramaswamy.

Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris final week, taking the Electoral School and the favored vote — he could have the backing of a Republican Senate, and the House of Representatives would possibly stay in GOP management after closing vote tallies are official.