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President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, longtime political rivals, met on Wednesday for the first time since Trump won back the White House last week and both men promised a smooth transfer of power in January. The two leaders sat side by side before a roaring fire in the Oval Office, a peaceful scene that belied tensions between them. Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 election but dropped out of the 2024 race in July after a disastrous debate with the Republican Trump. He handed his candidacy to Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost.