President Donald Trump, whereas signing a flurry of government orders from the Resolute Desk within the Oval Workplace of the White Home because the now forty seventh President of the US, found a letter from his predecessor inside one of many desk’s drawers with the assistance of a Fox Information reporter.
Trump was within the technique of signing certainly one of many government orders on Monday after returning to the White Home when Fox Information’ Peter Doocy requested if President Biden left him a letter.
“He may have. Don’t they leave it in the desk? I don’t know,” Trump informed Doocy earlier than discovering a white envelope with the quantity “47” written on it. “Thank you, Peter. It could have been years before we found this thing.”
Trump then teased everybody within the room by suggesting all of them learn the letter collectively, earlier than pulling again the reigns.
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US President Donald Trump holds up outgoing President Joe Biden’s letter as he indicators government orders within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Jim WATSON /POOL/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
“Well, maybe I’ll read it first and then make that determination,” the president mentioned, as soon as once more thanking the White Home correspondent.
“Happy to help with the passing of the torch,” Doocy mentioned.
Trump was then requested if he left one for Biden, and he mentioned he left one within the desk, similar to Biden.
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President Donald Trump indicators government orders within the Oval Workplace on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump takes workplace for his second time period because the forty seventh President of the US. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photographs)
In leaving the letter for Trump, Biden saved with the now 36-year custom of the departing commander in chief, writing a word to the incoming president.
As he left the White Home in 1989 after two phrases in workplace, President Ronald Reagan began the custom – leaving a word for his successor, George H. W. Bush, who additionally occurred to be his vp.
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4 years later, regardless of dropping to then-Gov. Invoice Clinton of Arkansas, outgoing President Bush left Clinton a word within the Oval Workplace. The custom has carried on to today.
