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Trump heads to meet Biden after giving Musk 'efficiency' role

The meeting is a long-standing tradition signifying the transfer of power as the government changes hands

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by BBC NEWS

World13 November 2024 - 17:06
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    • He was invited there by Biden, who has said he's committed to the "peaceful transfer of power". The meeting is a longstanding US tradition and is used as a way to begin the transfer of government.
    • Before arriving at the White House, Trump will visit Congress, where Senators will be casting a secret ballot to decide who will take the helm of Senate Republican leadership.

US President-elect Donald Trumps boards plane to Washington to meet President Joe Biden/SCREENGRAB
US President-elect Donald Trump and outgoing President Joe Biden will meet in the Oval Office today.

A footage of President-elect Donald Trump boarding a plane heading for Washington, DC, as he prepares to meet with President Joe Biden has emerged.

The meeting is a long-standing tradition signifying the transfer of power as the government changes hands.

Earlier, the President-elect was seen departing his Florida residence in a motorcade on Wednesday morning as he began his trip to the White House.

He was invited there by Biden, who has said he's committed to the "peaceful transfer of power". The meeting is a longstanding US tradition and is used as a way to begin the transfer of government.

Before arriving at the White House, Trump will visit Congress, where Senators will be casting a secret ballot to decide who will take the helm of Senate Republican leadership.

Republicans flipped control of the Senate this election and appear poised to win the House too, giving them complete control of the most powerful levers in Washington.

Incoming First Lady Melania Trump was also invited to the White House, where the President-elect is set to meet Biden.

It's tradition for the current first lady to host her successor for tea at the White House when their husbands meet.

Melania is not expected to sit down with First Lady Jill Biden today, according to the BBC's US partner, CBS News. It's unclear if she will show up.

In 2016, Melania attended a meeting with former First Lady Michelle Obama after Trump won the presidential race against Hilary Clinton

It's the first time both men will meet since their presidential debate in late June before Biden stepped down from the campaign.

On Sunday, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the White House will spend its remaining $6bn (£4.6bn) of funding for Ukraine before Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in January.

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