Trump leaves note for Biden in Oval Office

January 20, 2021 19:57

Donald Trump left a note for his successor before he left the Oval Office for the last time, a White House spokesperson for the Trump administration confirmed.

The note to incoming president Joe Biden continues a longstanding tradition between successive presidents, even of the opposing parties. The letters are meant to stay private but often times eventually get leaked out to the public.

When Barack Obama left office in 2015, he wrote a note for Trump.

George W Bush too left a note for Obama in 2009.

The tradition of the departing letter, often times both formal and heartfelt, goes back to when Ronald Reagan left office.

Melania Trump also left a "short note of welcome" for Jill Biden, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. It's unclear where it was left or its exact contents.

IMAGE: US First Lady Melania Trump waves next to US President Donald Trump as they board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

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