President Donald Trump almost misses letter from Joe Biden left in Oval Office
US President Donald Trump has received a letter from Joe Biden, but he almost missed it while he was signing a raft of executive orders.
Mr Trump was signing off on a series of executive orders when a reporter asked him if Mr Biden had left a letter.
“He may have,” he responded.
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Mr Trump searched the desk drawer and discovered the letter addressed to him.
He thanked the reporter, joking it “could have been years” before he’d found the letter.
“Maybe we should all read it together,” teased Mr Trump, before deciding he would read it first and then ascertain whether it was worth sharing.
The newly sworn-in President revealed he had also left Mr Biden a letter back in 2021, at the end of his first term in power.
He said his letter to Mr Biden discussed the “unification of our country”.
Mr Trump also took a swipe at Mr Biden for pre-emptively pardoning his family members.
