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President Biden has announced that he will host President-elect Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday.
Biden, 81, said in a press release he will meet with Trump, 78, in the Oval Office at 11am local time, in what will be their first encounter since Biden’s disastrous debate performance in June.
Such a post-election meeting is traditional between the outgoing and incoming presidents, however Biden’s olive branch comes after Trump did not host his successor following the contentious 2020 election.
Biden previously said on Wednesday that he spoke on the phone with Trump to congratulate him on winning the presidency, and he ‘expressed his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition’, the White House said.