WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday in the Oval Office after years of bitter rivalry, and after Trump denied Biden the same honor when he became president.

Millions of voters who backed Joe Biden in 2020 apparently did not support Vice President Kamala Harris in this year's election. Harris suffered a heavy loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 race, with the Republican on course to win the popular vote and sweep all seven of the key swing states.

The 46th President is one of the best one-term leaders in U.S. history. But Trump's reelection hangs over everything Biden achieved.

The former House Speaker also seemed to reject any analysis blaming Democrats for their election loss on a failure to win over working families.

Trump’s team has not signed agreements to formally begin the process, which come with ethics requirements to avoid conflicts of interest and limits on fundraising.

As for Harris’ loss, Biden praised her for running an “inspiring” campaign and said the country got to see what he had learned early on about Harris, that she has “true character” and “a backbone like a ramrod.” Biden said “we accept the choice” the country made.

The migrants participated in two Biden programs that created legal pathways to enter the U.S. and punished those who crossed the border illegally.

Such a meeting is traditional, but Trump, a Republican, did not host Biden, a Democrat, for a sit-down after the 2020 election.

The former House Speaker also seemed to reject any analysis blaming Democrats for their election loss on a failure to win over working families.