A note to ‘46’: Donald Trump’s private message to Joe Biden emerges in new White House memoir
President Donald Trump, who for years disputed his loss in the 2020 election and publicly decried the result having been stolen from him by Democratic forces, privately lauded incoming President Joe Biden as someone he believed "will be true to…
President Donald Trump, who for years disputed his loss in the 2020 election and publicly decried the result having been stolen from him by Democratic forces, privately lauded incoming President Joe Biden as someone he believed "will be true to yourself and the American people."
What happened
That sentiment, along with others, was part of the letter Trump left for Biden upon leaving office in January 2021. Biden indicated the note to some members of his staff after his inauguration in 2021 but didn't let anyone read it, describing it afterwards that day as "very generous" but otherwise saying he considered it to be private.
Inclusion of the letter in Biden's "Promise Me, America, " his White House memoir slated for release Nov. 17, was first documented Tuesday by The New York Times. The Associated Press has reviewed a photocopy of the two-page letter, handwritten in Trump's trademark black Sharpie on White House stationery and addressed "To '46, '" denoting Biden's place as the 46th U.S. President.
The bottom line
Taken together, the developments around a note to '46': Donald Trump's private message to Joe Biden emerges point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
