WASHINTON -UNS: US President-elect Donald Trump received a congratulatory phone call from President Joe Biden as he began the process of turning his election victory into a government, the Associated Press reports.
According to AP, Biden invited the man he ousted from the White House four years ago to an Oval Office meeting to prepare to return the keys.
“President Trump looks forward to the meeting, which will take place shortly, and very much appreciated the call,” said Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung.
Biden’s chief of staff later on Wednesday nudged the Trump team to sign the required federal agreements necessary to begin an orderly presidential transition, AP quoted a White House official as saying.
Trump transition co-chairs Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon released a statement saying Trump will be selecting personnel for his administration in the “days and weeks ahead”, but did not address the agreements with the Biden administration.
Meanwhile,President-elect Donald Trump’s team is in discussions about when he should go to Washington, DC to meet with President Joe Biden, a source familiar has told CNN.
They are hoping to go on the earlier side, with the source saying it could even be as early as next week.
A White House official said earlier today that Biden spoke with Trump and invited him to the White House, expressing his “commitment to ensuring a smooth transition”.
