Tue Nov 12 00:47:13 UTC 2024: ## Melania Trump to Skip Traditional White House Meeting with Jill Biden
**Washington, D.C.** – Despite a customary invitation from Jill Biden, Melania Trump will not be attending the traditional White House meeting between the outgoing and incoming first ladies on Wednesday, sources have confirmed.
This marks a break from tradition, as the outgoing first lady typically hosts her successor for tea in the White House residence after the presidential election. Michelle Obama hosted Melania Trump in the Yellow Room following the 2016 election, but the two women did not meet after the 2020 election amid the contentious results and Donald Trump’s continued claims of victory.
While President Biden invited President-elect Trump to the Oval Office on Wednesday, a symbolic gesture intended to demonstrate a peaceful transition of power, Jill Biden extended the same courtesy to Melania Trump last week. However, the two women have not spoken since Kamala Harris’ defeat, and Melania Trump will not be present for the meeting.
Sources suggest that some members of the President-elect’s team felt it was important for Melania Trump to attend, but the incoming first lady, who has already indicated her desire for more autonomy in her second term, has chosen not to participate.
This snub comes after Donald Trump’s decision in 2020 to refuse a traditional Oval Office meeting with Joe Biden, delaying the transition process and further exacerbating tensions. The Bidens, however, have committed to a peaceful and orderly transfer of power, extending congratulations and an invitation to the Trumps for a White House meeting.
Despite this disagreement, both Presidents Biden and Trump are scheduled to meet on Wednesday in the Oval Office, and the Bidens are expected to attend President Trump’s inauguration in January 2025.
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