Joe Biden to meet President-elect Donald Trump on November 13

Earlier this week, Joe Biden had assured Donald Trump that his administration would work with him to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition.

Updated on: Nov 10, 2024, 04:36:42 IST

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US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday. This will be their first meeting since Trump won the US election.

President Joe Biden (left) and President-elect Donald Trump. (AP)

Biden and Trump will convene in the Oval Office at 11am at the US president's invitation, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.

“At President Biden’s invitation, President Biden and President-elect Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday at 11:00 am. Additional details to follow,” the statement said.

Such a meeting between the outgoing president and the incoming president is customary in the United States and is partly meant to mark the start of a peaceful transfer of power under America's democracy.

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However, in 2020, Trump did not host Biden for a sit-down after he lost his reelection bid.

Earlier this week, Joe Biden had assured Donald Trump that his administration would work with him to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition.

“I spoke with President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his victory. I assured him that I would direct my entire administration to work with his team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition. That's what the American people deserve,” Biden had said.

US presidential election results

In a remarkable political comeback, Trump defeated his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris and was elected the 47th President of the United States, becoming only the second commander-in-chief in over a century to win two nonconsecutive presidential terms.

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Trump won 295 electoral college votes as against 226 of Vice President Kamala Harris. He got 74 million popular votes, while Harris received 70 million.

President-elect Trump will take office in Washington, DC, on January 20 following the election certificationon January 6. His presidential transition already is underway because it takes time to assemble a new administration.

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