Biden, Trump to meet at the White House on Wednesday
Reuters
November 10, 2024 11:06 MYT
November 10, 2024 11:06 MYT
U.S. President Joe Biden blows a kiss to staff members of the White House, on the day he delivers remarks on the 2024 election results and the upcoming presidential transition of power, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov 7, 2024. REUTERS
WASHINGTON/REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware: U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday at the White House on Biden's invitation, a White House spokesperson said on Saturday.
Trump will take office on Jan. 20 after defeating current Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 presidential election.
"At President Biden’s invitation, President Biden and President-elect Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
Biden, a Democrat, had initially sought reelection but dropped out of the race in July after a disastrous debate against the Republican Trump.
"I'm going to see him on Wednesday," Biden told reporters on Saturday, when asked whether Trump was a threat to democracy.
Biden spoke after leaving a church service in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he traveled for the weekend. The president did not respond to questions about what he would say to Trump.