The outgoing president of the United States, the Democrat Joe Bidenand the winner of the elections, the Republican Donald Trumpthey will meet Next Wednesday, November 13 to the White House to begin negotiations on the transition of power.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced this Saturday in a statement that Biden will receive Trump in the Oval Office next Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Washington time (4:00 p.m. GMT).
Trump, who already governed the country between 2017 and 2021, won the elections last Tuesday against the Democratic candidate, the Vice President Kamala Harriswho last July succeeded Biden as his party’s candidate.
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In the absence of scrutiny in the state of Arizona, the last to be awarded, Trump won 301 electoral votes, 31 more than the 270 needed to win the presidency, compared to 226 for Harris.
In a speech to the nation on Thursday, Biden promised to ensure a “peaceful and orderly transition” to transfer power to Trump and sought to console Democrats by assuring that “America will be OK.”
Biden has not confirmed whether he will attend Trump’s inauguration in person on January 20, 2025, but has hinted that he may do so: “I will keep my promises and honor the Constitution on January 20; “We will have a peaceful transition of power in the United States,” he said.
When Trump lost the 2020 election to Biden, he refused to accept the result and became the first president in 150 years not to attend inauguration of his successor.
The Republican returns to power four years after a a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol in a failed attempt to stop the transition of power.
In addition to winning the White House, the Republicans also won the majority in the Senate and the tally also indicates a majority in the House of Representatives, which would give Trump broad power.
