Washington President Joe Biden welcomed the elected President Donald Trump to the White House on Wednesday, a tradition between incoming and outgoing American leaders, although the politeness was not extended to bidies after winning the 2020 elections.
The couple met for most of the meeting, which lasted almost two hours, behind closed doors in the Oval Office. Bidens chief of staff Jeff Zents and Trumps incoming counterparts, Susie Wiles, joined the president and the elected president.
Until the end of July, when bidding dropped, Biden had a re -election against Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris lost the race to Trump after a little more than 100 days than a democratic candidate.
According to the White House, Harris did not take part in the meeting.
In brief comments on cameras, bidges congratulated his predecessor, who will again take the 47th president of the nation in January.
“Well, Mr. President-Elect, former President Donald, congratulations,” said Biden when Trump interfered with “Thank you, Joe”.
“And I look forward to how I have a smooth transition to do everything to make sure that they are accommodated,” continued Biden. “And today we have the chance to talk about some of them.”
Trump thanked Biden again and replied: “And politics is hard. And many cases are not a very beautiful world, but it’s a beautiful world today. And I really appreciate it, a transition that is so smooth that it is as smooth as possible. I really appreciate that, Joe, ”said Trump.
A “content” conversation
First Lady Jill Biden complained to the President at the greeting of Trump and, according to the White House, submitted a handwritten congratulations letter and presented the offer for transitional aid to the arriving first lady Melania Trump.
The meeting began shortly after 11 a.m. and the press was brought out after the compact welcome remarks and photo opportunities. Biden and Trump ended their private discussion at around 1 p.m. Eastern.
Neither a immense meeting of reporters and photographers outside addressed himself.
The press spokesman for the White House, Karine Jean-Pierre, said Biden and Trump had “a very good back and forth”.
“(Biden) wants you to know that the elected president was gracious with a detailed series of questions, it was again in terms of content,” said Jean-Pierre at the daily press conference.
Jean-Pierre rejected the details of the meeting, but said: “The length of the meeting tells you that you have had a detailed conversation about a number of problems.”
Trump did it not Invite Biden to the White House after his victory for presidential elections in 2020, and he did not take part in the inauguration of his successor, who violently tried to end the certificate from Bidens just 14 days after a mob of his followers.
The transition team of the elected president did not immediately respond to the inquiries from State Newsroom’s newsroom, why Trump Biden did not invite you to the White House in 2020.
Muschus, Ramaswamy, to lead modern initiative
The elected president continues to announce numerous cabinet and personnel positions, Stacking His administration with convinced loyalists.
In the tardy Tuesday, Trump announced that the billionaire Elon Musk and the former hopeful President Vivek Ramaswamy have announced a modern “Department of Government Efficiency” or shortened to “Doge” for the last decade.
Trump said the modern unit would work outside the government.
“In order to promote this type of drastic change, the Department of Government Efficiency will give advice and instructions from outside the government and work with the White House and the Office for Management and Budget to advance the structural reform on a large scale and an entrepreneurial approach to Creating the government before, ”said Trump in a statement.
Musk was also present and was in the front row during Trump’s visit to the Republicans of the house on Wednesday.
Also on Tuesday evening, Trump Fox News Moderator Pete Hegseth announced as his election for Defense Minister, a position that requires the management of hundreds of billions in Pentagon editions.
Trump supports Johnson
Trump joined the Republicans of the House on Wednesday morning before meeting bidges in the White House. According to the congress pool, Trump received ovations in a hotel near the US capitol.
The spokesman for the House, Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, introduced Trump and, according to the congress pool reports, described him as a “unique figure in American history”.
The House’s Republicans also plan to have their leadership elections tardy Wednesday, but it is expected that Johnson will be selected to continue the role, although an official coordination for the spokesman’s treble will take place in January.
At the meeting, Trump threw his support behind Johnson to continue his role as a house speaker. According to NBC News.
During the meeting, Trump watched GOP victory to keep control of the lower chamber. Although the Republicans are on the right track to keep their slim majority, the Associated Press, the news organization, is dependent on the newsroom Decades of experienceDidn’t call the house for Republicans, although it could happen soon.
From Wednesday In the afternoon, Republicans have 216 seats, just two just before the 218 seats that are needed for the control. Democrats have 207 seats, with 12 races still have to be called.
Trump also joked that I wanted to run for another term – Something that prohibits the US constitutionSince the presidents are circumscribed to only serving two terms.
“I suspect I will not run again if you do something,” Trump told the members who, according to pool reports, told.
Democrats are ready to push back
The chairman of the Democratic Caucus Pete Aguilar said on Wednesday that the Democrats are willing to work with the incoming administration in a two -party way, but are also willing to reclaim the efforts to further restrict the reproductive rights such as national abortion and changes and changes, and changes, and changes, and changes, and changes, and changes, and changes, and changes, and changes And all changes to the law on affordable care.
“We are clearly about the challenge in front of us,” said Aguilar, Democrat of California.
He recognized the failure of the Democrats to regain control of the house.
“I think it is appropriate that the current caucus thinks about what happened to listen to our voters, to listen to the American people, to listen to our members, to collect data and then to keep a way forward,” he said, ” he said, “he said,” he said, “he said,” he said.
Aguilar added that democrats plan to check the voter data in order to understand the questions that are essential for their voting block.
“I don’t want to have broad generalizations of a group or a geographical or other data in front of me without this data,” he said. “I think it is very clear to us that the economy is gas and food for people with two workplaces. We have to talk to these problems if we are the party that works with our community members and people, daily Americans, then we have to talk to these topics, and … this is on us to communicate. “
Last updated at 3:26 p.m., November 13, 2024
