Live updates as Biden, Trump meet at White House: What to know, how to watch

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

92% : "Her husband's return to the Oval Office to commence the transition process is encouraging, and she wishes him great success," Melania Trump's office said in a statement on X.- Swapna Venugopal RamaswamyJoe Biden to emphasize 'peaceful transition' with Donald Trump meetingBiden's message during Wednesday's meeting with Trump is simple, according to the White House:
83% : "Politics is tough, and it's in many cases not a nice world, but it is a nice world today, and I appreciate it very much," Trump said.
80% : Trump thanked Biden for a smooth transition.
75% : The first lady gave Trump a handwritten letter of congratulations to Melania Trump, which also expressed her team's readiness to assist with the transition.
74% : In a call congratulating Trump on his win last week, Biden expressed his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition and emphasized the importance of working to unite the country, the White House said.
69% : And I very much appreciate that, Joe."Reporters were escorted out of the Oval Office after less than one minute as Biden and Trump began their meeting.
58% : Trump is meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office just one week after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris to win a second term as president.
57% : The president will now get the chance to say whether he still believes that's the case when he meets with Trump late Wednesday morning in the Oval Office.
56% : Trump will meet with Biden in the Oval Office on Wednesday at 11 a.m., according to a press statement from the White House.
52% : -Michael CollinsTrump appoints four campaign aides to serve as White House deputiesPresident-elect Donald Trump is filling out his White House leadership team, announcing deputy chief of staff roles Wednesday for top campaign aides Stephen Miller, James Blair, Dan Scavino and Taylor Budowich.
51% : Trump also met with lawmakers on Wednesday as they held elections for some of Congress' pivotal leadership roles.
46% : Complicating matters further, Biden had wanted another four years as president but changed his mind after his last face-to-face meeting with Trump - on a debate stage in Atlanta in June.
41% : But with the election behind them, Biden phoned Trump last week to congratulate him on his win and invite him to Washington - a courtesy that Trump refused to extend to him after Biden defeated him in 2020.
18% : "White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, when asked last week whether Biden still believes Trump is a threat to democracy, said: "What we are trying to do is respect what the American people decided.
11% : Biden has spent months calling Trump a threat to democracy.
11% : "The meeting comes four years after Trump refused to concede his 2020 election loss to Biden and instead lobbed wild and baseless conspiracy theories to try to overturn the election.
7% : Trump has repeatedly called Biden the worst president ever.
3% : Trump's efforts culminated with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters seeking to stop Congress from counting the electoral votes.- Joey GarrisonDoes Joe Biden still believe Donald Trump is a 'threat to democracy'?Biden warned Americans repeatedly this year that Trump is a "threat to democracy" after Trump tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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