Donald Trump Returns to The White House For Oval Meeting With Joe Biden

President-elect Donald Trump will return to Washington on Wednesday — entering the White House for the first time since he was voted out of office — to meet with President Joe Biden for a ceremony meant to signal the peaceful transfer of power.Trump did not offer to Biden the same meeting in 2020, as he refused to concede the election results and worked to delay Biden’s taking office. Vice President Kamala Harris conceded defeat last Wednesday before a crowd of supporters in Washington after Trump won a decisive victory.One unanswered question is whether Vice President-elect JD Vance will be a part of Wednesday’s trip to Washington. As of Tuesday evening, a source familiar with discussions said, Vance has yet to hear from Harris about any kind of outreach about a potential visit or otherwise since the election last week.Trump has been in Florida since Election Day, surrounded by allies and advisers as he begins rolling out a list of Cabinet and other prize appointments stacked with loyalists. Trump returns to Washington to bask in the glow of his party's sweeping electoral success, having secured control of the Senate and possibly the House, too.Trump is expected to address House Republicans before he travels to the White House, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Tuesday. Trump could also meet with Senate Republicans, who will hold closed-door meetings Wednesday to elect a new leader.The White House extended invitations to both Trump and former first lady Melania Trump, two White House officials said. In 2016, Melania Trump accepted the invitation and met with first lady Michelle Obama. This year, she is not expected to accompany her husband, a source familiar with the planning said.