Donald Trump is the presidential conquering hero, returning to D.C. to get reacclimated with the White House.
President Joe Biden invited President-elect Trump to return to the White House in a show of long-standing form. Trump, however, did not invite Biden four years ago.
Trump will be returning to his old stomping grounds, and he will bring X owner and Tesla founder Elon Musk with him.
The New York Post has the story:
He’s baaaa-aaaaaack.
President-elect Donald Trump touched down at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington Wednesday morning, starting a whirlwind day of meetings with House Republicans and outgoing President Biden.
The 78-year-old was joined by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who Trump announced Tuesday night would co-lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” alongside biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Wednesday marks Trump’s first trip to the nation’s capital since his stunning election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris — in which Trump became the first Republican in 20 years to win the popular vote and expanded on the Electoral College margin from his 2016 win over Hillary Clinton.
Trump and President Biden acted like old friends rather than bitter rivals in the Oval Office on Wednesday, shaking hands and exchanging warm words during Trump’s first trip to Washington since his re-election win.
The pair discussed plans for a peaceful transition of power when Trump takes the oath of office for a second time on Jan. 20.
Biden, 81, wore a broad smile as he told Trump “welcome back” before congratulating the Republican on his election win and saying he was “looking forward” to “having a smooth transition” and promising Trump would be “accommodated” with everything he needs.
“Politics is tough, and in many cases it’s not a nice world, but it is a nice world today,” responded Trump, 78.
The outgoing president said, “You’re welcome.”
President-elect Donald Trump met his successor-turned-predecessor, President Biden, in the Oval Office Wednesday during the Republican’s first trip to Washington since his second election.
“It’ll be as smooth as it can get, and I very much appreciate it,” Trump, 78, told Biden, 81.
“You’re welcome,” the smiling 46th president answered. before dismissing the assembled press pool.
First lady Jill Biden joined the president to greet Trump and passed along a handwritten letter for Melania Trump, who refused to attend a traditional meeting with Jill Biden in a fit of pique over the August 2022 raid on Mar-a-Lago.
The letter included congratulations and expressed the Bidens’ readiness to prepare the White House for a smooth transition — something the administration has been stressing since Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to Trump Nov. 5.
Trump entered the White House through the South Portico, bypassing hundreds of journalists who had gathered outside the West Wing in the hope of hearing from the once and future commander in chief.