With just two months left to go until Trump's inauguration, Biden congratulated the president-elect on his win.
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“Well, Mr. President-elect and former president, Donald,” Biden said, shaking Trump's hand on Wednesday. “Congratulations, and I’m looking forward to having, like we said, a smooth transition, doing everything we can to make sure you’re accommodated, get what you need.”
“Politics is tough, and it’s in many cases not a nice world, but it is a nice world today, and I appreciate it very much,” Trump told Biden on Wednesday. “A transition that’s so smooth, it will be as smooth as it can get. And I very much appreciate that, Joe.”
The White House visit is Trump's first since his term ended in January 2021.
Reporters were escorted out of the Oval Office less than one minute after the meeting between Biden and Trump started.
Photos and videos capture Biden and Trump meeting at White House
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Nov. 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 13, 2024.
A member of the U.S. Marine holds a door after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden had a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on the day he meets with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on the day he meets with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden smiles during an event on the day he meets with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House in Washington D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
Members of the media wait outside the West Wing as U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives prior to meeting with President Joe Biden and members of Congress in Washington, D.C. at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives prior to meeting with President Joe Biden and members of Congress in Washington, D.C. at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Nov. 13, 2024.
A motorcade transporting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump leaves his residence at Mar-a-Lago en route to Washington D.C. for a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, in Palm Beach, Florida on Nov. 13, 2024.
