Donald Trump says he appreciated the “very beautiful” letter that Joe Biden left him in a drawer in the presidential desk.
Respected tradition. Like many presidents at the end of their mandate, Joe Biden left his successor a departure letter. Donald Trump discovered it on Monday January 20, when he took office in the Oval Office.
It was a journalist who suggested to the new president to open a drawer of resolute deskthe presidential office, to see if the Democrat had left a letter there. Donald Trump did so in front of the cameras and took an envelope out of the drawer.
“Maybe we should all read it together,” he told the press, without opening the mail.
“Very beautiful letter”
This Wednesday, the conservative channel Fox News revealed in full the content of the letter addressed to the Republican billionaire:
“As I leave this hallowed office, I wish you and your family all the best for the next four years. The American people – and people around the world – look to this house for hope. stability in the inevitable storms of history, and I pray that the years ahead will be a time of prosperity, peace and grace for our nation.
-May God bless and guide you as he has blessed and guided our beloved country since its founding.”
The letter was signed “Joe Biden” and dated January 20, 2025.
Asked about this during a press conference at the White House, Donald Trump said this Wednesday that he “appreciated” this “very beautiful letter”.
In 2021, if he had not acknowledged his defeat in the presidential election, the Republican had also written a letter to Joe Biden, described as “very kind” by the Democrat.
