White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump’s meeting comes just weeks after they agreed that the then-Republican candidate met the definition of a “fascist.” He said the meeting was “courteous” and “substantive.”
playing cards arrived He met with Biden at the White House on Wednesday morning about the upcoming executive transition, and the two ended up sitting for more than two hours discussing domestic and international issues. Jean-Pierre said at a subsequent press conference that the president and president-elect had a fruitful meeting that was “cordial.”
“I’m not going to go into detail about what was discussed at the meeting, but one thing I can say is that it was certainly very cordial, very kind and substantive,” Jean said.・Pierre said. “And, as I said at the beginning, national security was discussed, domestic policy issues were discussed. I had an opportunity to speak with the president in the Oval Office before attending this press conference. Because I wanted to make sure the president understood. What I’m saying is with the president’s permission, because I wanted to share it with him. I wanted everyone to know that it was a thing.”
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Jean-Pierre made it clear that Biden wants to respect “the will of the American people” and ensure a peaceful and efficient transfer of power. He said the president answered all of Trump’s questions and offered advice, and appeared to believe the president-elect accepted the advice. (Related article: ‘Why would it be awkward?’: KJP mocks stupid question about possible tension between Biden and Harris at private lunch)
“As you all know, there was a very good exchange, and as I said, it was substantive,” Jean-Pierre said. “I don’t want to go into specifics and specifics because I want to keep in mind that it’s a private conversation. But look, they met for over two hours, they met for a very long time… And I think you can see by the length of the meeting that they had a thorough conversation about a range of issues, and, look, the president gave the president-elect an opportunity to discuss a variety of issues that are important to the American people. I wanted to tell the next president to give.”
“But I think the duration of almost two hours says a lot about how the meeting went,” the spokesperson continued.
The press secretary called President Trump a “fascist” during an Oct. 23 press conference, in response to former chief of staff John Kelly’s claim that he praised the president-elect as “meeting the definition of a fascist.” confirmed the White House’s official position. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Biden and the White House repetition Ahead of his victory in the 2024 election, he warned that President Trump is a “threat to democracy” and an “extremist.”
biden Congratulations Trump spoke about his election victory in the Oval Office ahead of the meeting, and the president-elect thanked the president and vowed to make the transition “as smooth as possible.”
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