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Sounds intense: Biden and Trump to meet at White House for historic Oval Office talk

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are set to meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday at 11 a.m. local time, according to an announcement from White House Press

Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. The meeting, extended by Mr. Biden, is a traditional part of the peaceful transfer of power in American democracy, though Mr. Trump did not host a similar sit-down with Mr. Biden after the 2020 election.

From left, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Trump, who will soon be sworn in as the 47th president, is set to make history as the second U.S. president to serve two non-consecutive terms, joining Grover Cleveland, who was both the 22nd and 24th president. Trump secured his victory on Tuesday with at least 301 electoral college votes, surpassing the 270 needed, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.

In a speech on Thursday, Mr. Biden expressed his commitment to a smooth transition, stating, “I assured Mr. Trump that I would direct my entire administration to work with his team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition. That’s what the American people deserve.”

Herbert Bauernebel

Herbert Bauernebel has been reporting from New York since 1999 and currently works for Bild.de, OE24 TV, and US Live. He also runs the news portal AmerikaReport.de. Bauernebel has covered nearly all major US events of the past quarter-century, including 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Barack Obama’s election, Donald Trump’s surprise victory, the pandemic, last year’s election showdown, as well as natural disasters such as hurricanes and oil spills. He has also reported firsthand on international events, including the Asian tsunami, the Haiti earthquake, and the Fukushima disaster. He lives in Brooklyn with his family and holds degrees in communication and political science from the University of Vienna. Bauernebel is the author of a book about his experiences on 9/11, And the Air Was Full of Ash: 9/11 – The Day That Changed My Life.

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