President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet at 11 a.m. at the White House on Nov. 13 to discuss plans for the presidential transition, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a Nov. 9 statement.
The press secretary’s announcement provides the first specifics of the meeting, which earlier reporting indicates will focus on the transfer of power between presidential administrations. Jean-Pierre said additional details would be forthcoming. Biden first extended the invitation during a Nov. 6 phone call in which he congratulated Trump on his election victory.
The Trump campaign’s communications director Steven Cheung said after Biden’s phone call that Trump was looking forward to the meeting, which Cheung said was about ensuring a “smooth transition” between administrations….