Donald Trump's First Handshake With Joe Biden At White House After Victory In US Elections

Washington: President Joe Biden on Wednesday met President-elect Donald Trump in Oval Office of White House, days after latter's thumping and landslide victory in US Presidential elections 2024.

President and President-elect greeted each or with a handshake and indulged in a brief conversation.

Trump's victor return to White House

Donald Trump me a victor’s return to Washington, visiting White House for an Oval Office meeting with Democratic President Joe Biden and committing to a smooth transition of power as Republican president-elect moves quickly to build out his new ministration.

Biden congratulates Trump, promises smooth transition  

“Donald, congratulations,” Biden said, greeting Trump with a handshake and ding that he looked “forward to a smooth transition.”

Trump thanks Biden for invitation 

Trump me a similar pledge and expressed thanks to Biden for invitation — one that Trump himself h not extended to Biden after losing 2020 election.

“Thank you very much," Trump said. "Politics is tough. And it’s, in many cases, not a very nice world. But it is a nice world today and I appreciate it very much.”

Trump meets Elon Musk 

Trump, flying from Florida, arrived at a military base near Capitol, meeting up with billionaire Elon Musk for a morning session with House Republicans as Trump prepares for a potentially unified Republican government and sweep of power.

Back in Washington for first time since his election victory, Trump told GOP lawmakers, “It’s nice to win.”

Trump received a standing ovation from House Republicans, many of whom took cellphone videos of him as ran through ir party's victories up and down ballot, in what would be, under constitutional limits, his final presidential election.

“I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say he’s good we got to figure something else,” Trump said to laughter from lawmakers.

It’s a stunning return to U.S. seat of government for former president, who departed nearly four years ago a diminished, politically defeated leer after Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Capitol but is preparing to come back to power with what he and his GOP allies see as a mandate for governance.

“He is comeback king,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., before Trump’s arrival. “We owe him a great debt of gratitude.”

private meetings, including his sit-down with Biden, put in stark relief former president’s comeback. Trump’s reemergence comes amid Republican congressional leership elections, with potential for him to place his imprint on outcome.

Trump endorsed Johnson's return to speaker's office with president-elect saying he is with Johnson all way, according to a person familiar with remarks but not authorized to publicly discuss private meeting.

Musk has been spending much of his time at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Florida estate, and participating in discussions as incoming Trump ministration prepares to transition from Biden's.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO, was named by Trump to a government efficiency visory role. Musk, Some close to Trump and his team now see Musk as second most influential figure in Trump’s immediate orbit, after Susie Wiles, campaign manager who is Trump's incoming chief of staff.

Johnson has said Republicans are “rey to deliver on Trump's ”America First" agenda.

With inputs from AP