Politics
Biden invites Trump to the White House on Wednesday to move transition of power forward
The meeting will take place at 11:00 a.m. in Washington in order to begin talks for the transition of powers
November 10, 2024 10:51am
Updated: November 11, 2024 7:07am
Outgoing President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet this Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Oval Office of the White House to move the transition of power forward.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre indicated that the meeting would take place at 11:00 a.m. in Washington in order to begin talks for the transition of power.
In an address to the nation on Thursday, Biden promised to ensure a “peaceful and orderly transition” to transfer power to Trump and sought to comfort Democrats by assuring that “America is going to be fine.”
Although the Democratic president did not confirm whether he will attend Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, some suggested his choice of words meant he might attend.
“I will do my duty as president: I will fulfill my oath and I will honor the Constitution. On January 20, we’ll have a peaceful transfer of power here in America.”
In a Thursday interview with NBC, Trump complimented Harris for her commitment to a smooth transition, saying that in a phone call that Harris “talked about transition, and she said she’d like it to be smooth as can be, which I agree with, of course.”
During her concession speech at Howard University on Wednesday, Harris told her supporters, “Earlier today, I spoke with President-elect Trump and congratulated him on his victory. I also told him that we will help him and his team with their transition and that we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power.”
When Trump lost the election in 2020 to Biden, he refused to accept the result and became the first president in 150 years not to attend his successor's inauguration.
Trump sought the presidency four years later, and this week defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, who accepted defeat a day after the election. He is the first former president to return to power since Grover Cleveland regained the White House in the 1892 election.
After Trump's electoral victory, thousands have taken to the streets in different cities across the United States to protest against the Republican's return to the White House.
Demonstrations were recorded in cities such as Seattle, Chicago, Portland, New York, Philadelphia and Berkeley, although they have not been as numerous as those that occurred after Trump's victory in 2016.
