Remarks by President Biden and President-Elect Trump in a Meeting
Oval Office
11:07 A.M. EST
PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, Mr. President-Elect and former president —
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much, Joe.
PRESIDENT BIDEN: — and — Donald, congratulations.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much.
PRESIDENT BIDEN: And looking forward to having a, like we said, smooth transition — do everything we can to make sure you’re accommodated, what you need. And we’re going to get a chance to talk about some of that today. So —
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Good.
PRESIDENT BIDEN: — welcome. Welcome back.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. And thank you very much.
And politics is tough. And it’s, many cases, not a very nice world, but it is a nice world today. And I appreciate it very much — a transition that’s so smooth it’ll be as smooth as it can get.
And I very much appreciate that, Joe.
PRESIDENT BIDEN: You’re welcome.
Thank you all.
11:08 A.M. EST