Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the U.S. leader pledged an orderly transfer of power following the Republican’s decisive election victory.
Biden and Trump are scheduled to meet in the Oval Office at 11:00 am (1600 GMT), the White House announced on Saturday, with the countdown beginning for the ex-president’s return to power in January.
Trump secured a historic comeback to the White House in the November 5 election, solidifying what is expected to be more than a decade of U.S. politics marked by his hardline, disruptive right-wing approach.
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The 78-year-old won by wider margins than before, despite facing a criminal conviction, two impeachments while in office, and warnings from his former chief of staff that he is a “fascist.”
Exit polls revealed that voters’ top concern remained the economy and inflation, which spiked under Biden following the Covid pandemic.
Biden, who had dropped out of the race in July due to concerns about his ability to continue at the age of 81, called Trump to congratulate him after his election win.
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