All smiles as Trump meets Biden at White House to discuss transition

President-elect Donald Trump has met with President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss the upcoming transition of power.

Biden shared a photo of him sitting down with Trump in the Oval Office to his socials on Nov. 14, 2024 (Singapore time) with the caption:

"Today I met with President-elect Trump in the Oval Office.

I look forward to leading a smooth transition and peaceful transfer of power. As I told the President-elect, my team is committed to doing everything we can to ensure the incoming administration has what they need."

This is the first time Biden has met with Trump in person since the presidential debate in June earlier this year, where most observers agreed that Trump scored a big victory over Biden, who appeared confused at times in his answers.

This led to a public push for Biden to drop out of the race, and he eventually did.

In 2020, following Trump's refusal to publicly accept his loss to Biden, he did not invite Biden to the White House to discuss a transition.

This time, Trump appeared to be more positive, telling the New York Post that they "really had a really good meeting" and they both "really enjoyed seeing each other."

Top image via AFP/Saul Loeb