President Joe Biden met with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on November 13, 2024. Trump’s private letter to Biden, written upon leaving the White House in January 2021, will be shared in Biden’s forthcoming memoir “Promise Me, America.”
The letter had been kept confidential for nearly six years. Trump described Biden as a leader who would remain true to himself and the American populace. Trump’s letter highlighted that many past presidents did not alter history significantly. Instead, he believed Biden would stand out due to his love for the American people.
Trump’s note, addressed to “46,” referred to Biden as the 46th president. It was penned in black Sharpie on official White House stationery. Initially, Biden called it “very generous” without revealing its specific contents.
The tradition of departing presidents writing letters to their successors began with President Ronald Reagan in 1989. Biden reciprocated the tradition, leaving a letter for Trump when Biden’s term concluded in 2025.
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