Biden to Trump: 'Welcome Home'

President-elect and his wife visit the Bidens at the White House
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 20, 2025 9:29 AM CST
Biden to Trump: 'Welcome Home'
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump on the North Portico of the White House Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.   (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

All was cordial on Monday morning as the Trumps paid a visit to the Bidens at the White House, part of an Inauguration Day tradition. "Welcome home," President Biden said to President-elect Trump as the latter emerged from his SUV, reports the Hill. The president and first lady Jill Biden then escorted Trump and wife Melania into the White House. The Trumps arrived there after attending a prayer service at St. John's Episcopal Church in DC with much of the president-elect's expected Cabinet, per the AP.

Asked by reporters what his message for the day was, Biden replied, "Joy," reports the New York Times. All four will soon travel to the Capitol Rotunda for the noon swearing-in ceremony. (It's been moved indoors because of the bitter cold.)

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