Trump, Biden set to meet at White House for transition meeting after Harris loses US polls
Trump said he was not a fan of Biden, but that Democrats "took it (the nomination) away like candy from a baby." However, he did not name anyone specifically. Photograph:( Reuters )
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The meeting will be held at 11 am EST and is expected to underscore the peaceful transition of power in the US.
The meeting will be held at 11 am EST and is expected to underscore the peaceful transition of power in the US.
United States President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are preparing for the highly awkward meeting at the White House on Wednesday (Nov 13) as the incumbent is all set to welcome his successor, whom he has labelled as a danger to America.
The meeting will be held at 11:00 am EST and is expected to underscore the peaceful transition of power in the US, four years after Trump contested the results of the 2020 presidential election which Biden won. Notably, Trump never invited Biden to the White House, which is a post-presidential election tradition in the US.
Meanwhile, this is also disappointing for Biden, his staff and the Democrats, who witnessed Trump clinching victory over Republican candidate Kamala Harris by winning all seven of the key swing states and the popular vote.
Moreover, Republicans also control the US House of Representatives and the Senate.
This meeting at the White House marks another victory for Trump, who will return there for the first time since he left early on the morning of Biden's inauguration in January 2021.
“Think about it, four years ago he had to turn over the keys to Biden and now he gets to take them not only from Biden but from his designated replacement who he just beat. So, it certainly is a victory lap,” said GOP lobbyist Marc Lampkin, ex-deputy campaign manager for former President George W Bush.
'Moment of revenge'
A former Trump campaign official described the White House visit as a moment of revenge for the US President-elect.
“I’m sure it will be a bitter pill for President Biden but a moment of sweet revenge in some ways for President Trump, to come back to the place he had to give up four years ago but come back with a truly significant victory, including the popular vote, which a Republican hasn’t won in a long time,” the source said, according to The Hill.
Biden has repeatedly called Trump a threat to democracy. He also appeared to call Trump supporters "garbage" weeks before the election.
(With inputs from agencies)
