{"id":2393647,"date":"2025-01-22T09:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-praises-inspirational-letter-from-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T09:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:58:09","slug":"trump-praises-inspirational-letter-from-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-praises-inspirational-letter-from-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump praises \u2018inspirational\u2019 letter from Biden &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-praises-inspirational-letter-from-biden-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2393647&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-accused-of-flip-flopping-after-he-called-gop-hopefuls-good-people\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy accused of changing stance, called GOP hopefuls &#039;good people&#039;.\">article \u200cdiscusses<\/a> a letter that former\u2063 President \u200bJoe Biden left for Donald Trump when he took\u2063 office. \u200dTrump described \u200cthe letter as &#8220;very nice&#8221; and characterized it \u200cas somewhat \u200binspirational. he indicated that he appreciated the gesture and considered sharing its\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-star-editor-heads-to-court-to-defend-1st-amendment-rights-in-covenant-school-shootings-case\/\" title=\"Tennessee Star editor goes to court over 1st Amendment rights in Covenant School shootings lawsuit\">contents publicly<\/a>.\u2063 The piece\u2062 highlights the\u200b interplay of civility and respect in political transitions despite ongoing tensions between\u2063 the leaders and their parties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump praises &lsquo;inspirational&rsquo; letter from Biden<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1941492\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> had kind words for the letter former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> left to welcome him to the White House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump told reporters on Tuesday that the note was &ldquo;very nice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I could show it because I think it was a nice letter,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;It was a little bit of an inspirational type of letter. Enjoy it, do a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn&#039;t\">good job<\/a>. Important, very important. How important the job is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a positive, for him, in writing it,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;I appreciated the letter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump to NBC&#8217;s Peter Alexander on what Joe Biden put in the traditional president-to-president letter: &#8220;It was a little bit of an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">inspirational type letter<\/a>, you know, enjoy it do a good job. Important, very important, how important the job is. But I may &mdash; I think it was a nice&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KMKvz7XeW2\">pic.twitter.com\/KMKvz7XeW2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1881841387101880413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It is a White House tradition set by former President Ronald Reagan for outgoing presidents to leave their successor a letter in the Oval Office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump had a fun moment discovering Biden&rsquo;s letter on Monday as he sat at his desk in the Oval Office. As the cameras rolled during live press coverage of Trump&rsquo;s first few hours as the country&rsquo;s 47th president, a reporter asked him if Biden had left a parting note.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump are greeted by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden upon their arrival at the White House on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;He may have. Don&rsquo;t they leave it in the desk? I don&rsquo;t know,&rdquo; Trump responded before opening the top drawer of the Oval Office&rsquo;s Resolute desk and discovering a white envelope with the number &ldquo;47&rdquo; written on it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;Thank you, Peter. It could have been years before we found this thing,&rdquo; he joked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump finds letter from President Biden left for him in the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VTEHM0fT8c\">pic.twitter.com\/VTEHM0fT8c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1881507007452062171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After he finished his first term in office in 2021, Trump left Biden a &ldquo;generous&rdquo; parting letter, even though the two men publicly disagreed over whether the 2020 election was &ldquo;rigged.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because it was private, I won&rsquo;t talk about it until I talk to him. 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