By Ed Malik, A | ed@ddnewsonline.com | posted november 14th, 2024
When President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met face-to-face on Wednesday morning in the Oval Office, it was an extraordinary moment for two men who have repeatedly expressed public disdain for one another as they go through one of the most unusual transfers of power in American history.
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The dynamics provides a political effervescence of some sort, from the cordial public smiles to the contrasting private tensions, all reflects how complex and high-stakes presidential transitions can be, often shaping public perception and future political legacies.
Both men were all smiles compared to Trump’s White House visit with Barack Obama following the 2016 election. Biden has promised a smooth transition for Mr. Trump, who will be the second president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland. Even CNN reported that Biden staffers watched this historic moment, albeit with pains in their stomachs.
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For Trump, it marked a triumphant return to an office where he sat for four years, a week after decisively winning an election by relentlessly attacking Biden’s mental capacity and then by casting the Biden administration as a disaster.
The meeting stretched for nearly two hours, longer than the one Trump had eight years ago with President Barack Obama. During a portion, they were joined by White House chief of staff Jeff Zients and his incoming counterpart, Susie Wiles.
The banters between Biden and Trump was a political effervescence of some sort.
“Congratulations,” Biden said at the start of the meeting, during the brief time reporters were in the room. He added that he hoped it would be a smooth transition.
“Politics is tough, and in many cases it’s not a nice world,” Trump responded. “But it is a nice world today.”
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The meeting stretched for nearly two hours, longer than the one Trump had eight years ago with President Barack Obama. During a portion, they were joined by White House chief of staff Jeff Zients and his incoming counterpart, Susie Wiles.
Later, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called it a “substantive meeting and exchange of views.” She said that she spoke with Biden after the meeting ended and that he wanted to emphasize that Trump “was gracious” and that he came to the meeting with a detailed list of questions. She declined to provide any details about what was on Trump’s list of questions and what advice Biden had offered — or whether Trump’s refusal to acknowledge Biden’s 2020 win had come up.