President Trump discovers letter from former President Biden in Resolute Desk

Chairman Donald Trumpwhile signing a flurry of 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 inside one of the desk’s drawers with the help of a Fox News reporter.

Trump was in the process of signing one of many orders on Monday after returning to the White House when Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked if President Biden left him a letter.

“Maybe he has. Don’t they 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 teased everyone in the room by suggesting they all read the letter together before he resigned.

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“Well, maybe I’ll read it first and then make that decision,” the president said once more thank the White House correspondent.

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“Delighted to help pass the torch,” said Doocy.

Trump was then asked if he left one for Biden, and he said he left one in the desk, as did Biden.

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By leaving the letter for Trump, Biden held with the now 36-year tradition of the outgoing commander in chief writing a memo 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 also happened to be his vice president.

Four years later, despite losing to then-Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, left outgoing President Bush Clinton a note in the Oval Office. The tradition has continued to this day.

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