{"id":156394,"date":"2024-11-13T20:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T18:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=156394"},"modified":"2024-11-13T20:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T18:01:08","slug":"trump-and-biden-meet-power-transition-begins-with-a-handshake-heres-what-they-said-to-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/trump-and-biden-meet-power-transition-begins-with-a-handshake-heres-what-they-said-to-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP AND BIDEN MEET: Power transition begins with a handshake, here\u2019s what they said to each other!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. President Joseph Biden and newly elected President Donald Trump met today at the White House as part of the beginning of the power transition process, CBS reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biden told Trump he looked forward to a &#8220;smooth transition&#8221; in January, adding that he would ensure his predecessor and successor are settled into the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Politics is tough, and in many cases, it\u2019s not a very nice world, but today, this is a nice world, and I really appreciate that,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greeting Trump, Biden referred to him as the &#8220;newly elected president and former president,&#8221; and the two then shook hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The traditional meeting, during which they discussed the power transfer, comes as Republicans in the Senate vote on their next leader, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has appointed Elon Musk and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to jointly lead a new &#8220;Department of Government Efficiency.&#8221; This body will essentially serve an advisory role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02TCF5VaHbkhHmpgezHV6dyBCfjGp9MKCY1Y2FmJA6taBV6LfD2tJDwqRVzZEEQq5El&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"602\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox News host and military veteran, Pete Hegset, has been chosen as Secretary of Defense, while John Ratcliffe has been appointed as CIA Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s wife and the future First Lady of the United States had previously announced she would not meet with the current First Lady, Jill Biden, although the two first ladies traditionally meet, CNN reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jill Biden sent a handwritten letter to Melania Trump for the traditional meeting as part of the power transfer at the White House, sources at the White House told CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jill Biden joined outgoing President Joe Biden today to greet newly elected President Donald Trump, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the official, Jill Biden handed Trump a handwritten letter of congratulations for Melania Trump, expressing her team\u2019s willingness to assist in the transition process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/this-is-the-plan-for-dismantling-the-deep-state-trump-presents-an-agenda-to-fundamentally-change-the-us-video\/\">THIS IS THE PLAN FOR DISMANTLING THE \u201cDEEP STATE\u201d: Trump presents an agenda to fundamentally change the US! 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