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Trump makes a victor's return to Washington and pledges a 'smooth' transition of power from Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump made a victor's return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for a nearly two-hour meeting with President Joe Biden and committing to a straightforward transition of power as the president-elect moves quickly to build out his new administration. Sitting in front of a crackling fire in the Oval Office, the former rivals shook hands as reporters looked on. Biden called Trump "Mr. President-elect and former president" before settling on "Donald." "Congratulations," the Democrat told the Republican. "I look forward to having, like they said, a smooth transition," Biden said. "Welcome. Welcome back." Trump replied, "Thank you very much," saying that "politics is tough. And it's, in many cases, not a very nice world. But it is a nice world today, and I appreciate it very much." He said the transition between the outgoing and incoming ...
