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Polybius

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Mon Jan 20, 2025, 12:41 AM Yesterday

CNN Biden plans to leave Trump a letter, following modern presidential tradition [View all]

Source: Yahoo! News

Before he leaves office for the final time, President Joe Biden plans to pen President-elect Donald Trump a letter, CNN is told.

Four years ago, when Trump famously skipped Biden’s inauguration after refusing to acknowledge his victory, Biden revealed that Trump had followed one presidential tradition by leaving him a letter on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. While its exact contents have never been revealed, Biden later described it as “very generous.”

At the time, a senior Trump aide described the letter to CNN as a “personal note” that prayed for the success of the country and the new administration to care for the country.

It is a modern tradition for outgoing presidents to write their successors a letter and leave it for them on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-plans-leave-trump-letter-021800282.html



I'm actually quite surprised that Trump left Biden a letter 4 years ago. This is the first time that I'm hearing about it.
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