The outgoing president of the United States, Joe Biden, will receive Donald Trump, who will succeed him in January in the White House, on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. (Paris time) in the Oval Office, his spokesperson announced on Saturday, November 9, Karine Jean-Pierre. Joe Biden pledged on Thursday to guarantee a transfer of powers “quiet and orderly” with the Republican, who won a clear victory on November 5 against Democrat Kamala Harris.
The two men must prepare for the arrival of the next administration, in which figures such as businessman Elon Musk or Robert F. Kennedy Jr could play important roles. This meeting had been announced, but until now the date had not been finalized. Trump, who never acknowledged defeat in the 2020 election and who boycotted Biden’s inauguration ceremony, said Thursday “We look forward to this meeting” in the White House, according to his team.
The real estate magnate – the subject of two assassination attempts during the campaign, accused and convicted in criminal and civil proceedings – has seventy-four days to put his government team in place. The Republican made his first important appointment on Thursday: Susie Wiles, the architect of his campaign, will be his chief of staff, a strategic position that has never been held by a woman.
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