Trump's Oval Office letter to Biden
The gist
Biden is publishing the handwritten letter Trump left him in the Oval Office in 2021 in his memoir.
The warm note contrasts with Trump's public attacks on Biden.
How it unfolded
- Jan 20, 2021Trump, then 74, dated a handwritten two-page letter in black Sharpie on White House stationery, addressed "To '46,'" and left it in the Oval Office for Biden, then 78; Trump skipped the inauguration and flew to Palm Beach.
- Jan 20, 2021Biden described the note to staff as "very generous" but said he considered it private and did not let anyone read it.
- Sep 2023Trump told NBC's "Meet the Press" it was up to Biden to share the letter, calling it "a nice note" and saying "I took a lot of time in thinking about it."
Key terms
- Oval Office
- The formal working office of the US president, located in the West Wing of the White House.
- inauguration
- The day a new U.S. president is sworn into office, held every four years after the election.
- January 6, 2021 Capitol riot
- The date in 2021 when a mob of Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol to try to block certification of the presidential election.
Source: Wikipedia