Demonstrative peace
Trump and Biden have little to say to each other
Following Donald Trump's election victory, Democratic US President Joe Biden welcomed his predecessor and designated successor to the White House. Mockery and derision overshadowed their relationship in the past. A demonstrative peace was made for a few seconds in front of a fireplace in the Oval Office.
A Democratic US president receives Trump in the White House and promises a smooth handover of office. What sounds like 2016 was repeated in the Oval Office on Wednesday. "I appreciate that very much, Joe," the Republican declared.
Trump continued, "Politics is tough and in many cases it's not a pretty world. But today it's a beautiful world." Biden nodded and put on a smile before ending the public part of the meeting with a curt "thank you". After a few sentences, there was silence. Questions from the journalists present, who were shouting wildly, were not answered.
The press finally left the Oval Office for a one-on-one meeting between the two politicians. It was expected that they would discuss numerous topics in private, including the war in Ukraine. The conversation is said to have lasted just under two hours.
A traditional ritual of US politics
Biden (81) called Trump (78) shortly after the election, congratulated him on his victory and invited him to the White House. This is part of the usual way of dealing with a change of power in the USA. However, Trump broke with such conventions in 2020.
The Republican, who still does not concede his election defeat, had declined to invite Biden to the White House and also stayed away from his inauguration.
Peace after years of spite?
Wednesday's meeting is one of the rare direct encounters between the two, who have had no verbal differences in the past. The Republican repeatedly disparaged his long-time opponent as "Sleepy Joe" and questioned his mental fitness.
Trump also gave Biden the unflattering title of "worst president ever". In the current election campaign finish, Biden again insulted Trump voters as "garbage", which is likely to have cost Kamala Harris crucial votes.
The politicians last faced each other on stage at the end of June during a televised debate in the election campaign, shortly after which Biden withdrew from the presidential race.
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