DONALD Trump is set to visit President Joe Biden in the White House today following his sweeping victory in the presidential election.
The Republican victor, 78, won the keys to the Oval Office as his party took control of the House and Senate in a crushing three-pronged blow to the Democrats.
RexPresident Joe Biden makes a speech following the Democrat’s crushing election defeat[/caption]
AlamyPresident-elect Donald Trump and incoming First Lady Melania Trump on election night[/caption]
Now outgoing President Biden is set to sit down with Trump as part of his promised “peaceful and orderly transition”.
The Dems repeatedly made a point of touching on a friendly transfer of power during the 2024 campaign – following the Capitol riot after Biden’s win in 2020.
Extremists who believed the election had been rigged stormed the government building in an attempt to overturn the result.
It now falls to the Dems to concede gracefully to Trump – who is already selecting top brass for his incoming cabinet.
The invitation of a President-elect by a sitting President to the White House before Inauguration Day is a long-standing tradition, but was shunned by Trump himself when Biden won in 2020.
When they meet later today it will be the first time an outgoing president sits down with an incoming one that they’ve run against in a campaign since 1992.
Republican President George Bush met with President-elect Bill Clinton some two weeks after they faced off on election day.
Biden ran against Trump for over a year before pulling out of the race in July and endorsing Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump last week.
Some such meetings over the years have been tense – others friendly – many somewhere in between.
Incoming First Lady Melania Trump will also attend.
Speaking about his invitation to Trump, Biden said: “I assured him that I’d direct my entire administration to work with his team.”
A spokesman for Trump said he was “looking forward” to it.
Barack Obama invited him to the White House for the same tradition in 2016 – just days after the election.
Less than 10 days after the 2024 vote Trump has already carved out a sect of his upcoming cabinet – assigning roles that will be crucial in facilitating his plans on immigration and foreign policy.
His pal Elon Musk will lead newly forged Department of Government Efficiency – as “secretary of cost-cutting” – alongside Republican Vivek Ramaswamy.
Who has Donald Trump picked so far for his upcoming administration?
BY Ellie Doughty, Foreign News Reporter
Elon Musk, Co-Commissioner of DOGE
Vivek Ramaswamy, Co-Commissioner of DOGE
Pete Hegseth, Defense secretary
Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff
Tom Homan, ‘Border Czar’
Elise Stefanik, UN Ambassador
Lee Zeldin, EPA administrator
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
Mike Waltz, National Security Advisor
Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary
John Ratcliffe, CIA Director
The President-Elect also stunned the Pentagon by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary.
He has picked Florida senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State – a Republican known for his tough positions on China and Iran.
Elise Stefanik, GOP conference chair and staunch Israel ally, will serve as United Nations ambassador – as the war rages on in Gaza.
Kristi Noem, South Dakota governor, is set to be Homeland Security secretary working with Trump on his immigration plans.
Tom Homan has been appointed as Trump’s “border czar”, marking future plans to crack down on immigration and oversee America’s borders.
His Chief of Staff will be loyalist Susie Wiles who spent years running his campaign – marking the first woman to hold the position.
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency will be former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe – a close ally of Trump who served during his initial four years in office.
Trump is also expected to assign senior advisory roles to his family – namely his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr.
His daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner both held high-ranking White House roles in his first term.
APPresident Barack Obama invited Donald Trump for a meeting in the White House on November 10, 2016[/caption]
APPresident George Bush meeting with President-elect Bill Clinton on November 18, 1992[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
