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president donald trumpwhile signing a series of executive orders from the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House as the now 47th President of the United States, he discovered a letter from his predecessor in one of the desk drawers with the help from a Fox News reporter. .
Trump was in the process of signing one of many executive orders Monday after returning to the White House when Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked if President Biden left him a letter.
“Maybe he did. They don’t leave it on the desk? I don’t know,” Trump told Doocy before discovering a white envelope with the number “47” written on it. “Thanks, Peter. It could have been years before we found this thing.”
Trump then taunted everyone in the room by suggesting they all read the letter together, before removing the reigns.
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds outgoing President Joe Biden’s letter as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. (Jim WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
“Well, maybe I’ll read it first and then make that determination,” said the president, once again thanking the White House correspondent
“Glad to help with the passing of the torch,” said Doocy.
Trump was then asked if he left one for Biden, and he said he had left one on his desk, as had Biden.
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President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th President of the United States. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
In leaving the letter for Trump, Biden maintained in the 36-year tradition of the outgoing commander-in-chief writing a note to the incoming president.
When he left the White House in 1989 after two terms in office, President Ronald Reagan started the tradition, leaving a note for his successor, George HW Bush, who was also his vice president.
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Four years later, despite losing to then-Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, Outgoing President Bush left Clinton a note in the Oval Office. The tradition has remained to this day.
