Incoming first lady Melania Trump is breaking with tradition and will not meet with current first lady Jill Biden ahead of President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration, though he will be meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
\nTraditionally, when the outgoing president meets with the incoming president-elect in the Oval Office, the first lady hosts her successor for tea in the residence, DailyMail.com reported.<\/p>\n
After the 2016 election, Michelle Obama hosted Melania Trump for tea in the Yellow Room. However, following the contentious 2020 race, Melania Trump did not meet with Jill Biden after the 45th president claimed that the election was stolen.<\/p>\n
Melania and Jill have yet to speak following Kamala Harris\u2019 disappointing loss, despite their husbands having a cordial phone call, sources confirm, DailyMail.com noted.<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Trump is not going, and they have not spoken,\u201d a source told the outlet.
\nThe last time Jill Biden and Melania Trump likely saw each other was at Rosalynn Carter\u2019s funeral in November of last year, where all living former first ladies were in attendance.<\/p>\n
There have been several reports suggesting that Melania Trump plans to take a more part-time role as first lady during her husband\u2019s second term and may not reside at the White House full-time. She has yet to announce any specific agenda or make staff appointments.<\/p>\n
Melania\u2019s refusal to meet with Jill Biden comes after Joe Biden\u2019s outrageous claims about Donald Trump personally and his supporters ahead of the election. It also comes after Biden\u2019s Justice Department indicted Trump twice over the past 18 months, making Trump the first former president to be charged with crimes.<\/p>\n
While some surrogates for Vice President Kamala Harris are blaming her historic loss to Trump on President Joe Biden\u2019s late exit from the race, a bevy of former campaign staffers say that thinking is \u201cdetached from reality.\u201d
\nRather, the loss should be blamed on the candidate herself and her inability to appear authentic to and connect with a majority of voters.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia Democratic Chair and former congressman Bob Brady said many of Harris\u2019s staffers were \u201cjust elitist and went out there, did their own thing and didn\u2019t include Democratic city committee or (ward leaders) or committee people. They just didn\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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