Trump and Biden played nice in the Oval Office. Elsewhere at White House, it felt like the circus was back

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

85% : That messaging, though, took a back seat as Trump and Biden shook hands and played nice in front of the cameras.
76% : He replied: "Thank you very much.""Politics is tough, and it's many cases not a very nice world, but it is a nice world today, and I appreciate very much a transition that's so smooth, it'll be as smooth as it can get, And I very much appreciate that," Trump added.
68% : Roughly 20 miles away at the White House, Trump wasn't greeted by anything near the pageantry that will await him following his inauguration on January 20, four years to the day after he left without welcoming Biden upon his arrival.
54% : On the North side of the building, where television networks have their permanent shooting positions located along the walking path running from the security gates reporters use to the briefing room, a massive number of press had gathered in front of the West Wing to file reports or wait in hopes that Trump would enter through the doors normally used by visiting dignitaries and foreign leaders.
45% : But Trump and Biden -- along with incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and her incumbent counterpart, Jeff Zients, would remain in the Oval Office for another two hours.
44% : "For his part, Trump was gracious as he'd been eight years ago when he met with then-president Obama after his shock victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
41% : At the White House, without a single press camera there to witness his arrival at his former and future home, Trump entered the Oval Office, where he sat before a roaring fireplace across from a man who just weeks ago described him as an existential threat to the American republic.
41% : As Trump and Biden met in the Oval Office away from the prying eyes of the press, it was clear the Trump circus had returned after a four-year absence.
41% : Although he's announced a number of picks for his senior staff and cabinet, Trump and his transition team still haven't signed the memoranda they need to sign in order to gain access to various official government resources.
34% : Now, the attention is back on Trump, who is returning to the White House after a campaign of promising "retribution" against his and his supporters' enemies for a range of slights, real and imagined.

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