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A couple of photos taken of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, along with President-elect Donald Trump, have spread across social media, with many observers claiming that the current first couple looks happier than they have in quite some time.
Some have even suggested that they are pleased with the result of the election after suggesting that there is bad blood between Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Joe and Jill look very happy that Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States and not Kamala Harris,” former Trump adviser Steve Cortes wrote on X along with a photo of Trump and the Bidens.
Joe and Jill look very happy that Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States and not Kamala Harris. pic.twitter.com/J3HiMzXnxI
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) November 13, 2024
Others made similar remarks.
Joe Biden finally gets to meet the man he voted for 😃 pic.twitter.com/HCkJaxV0FW
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 13, 2024
I’ve never seen Joe and Jill as happy as they were today 🤣🤣🤣
— Texas Patriot (@Texasbrn) November 13, 2024
This could have went a lot worse.
Good for Joe you have to give him some respect.
— Michael Anthony Lee (@ProudCanadaDad) November 13, 2024
LOL Joe is so over being controlled. He knows Trump is rescuing him
— Normal Gay Psychiatrist (@NormalGayPsych) November 13, 2024
I haven’t seen a single photo from this meeting where Biden doesn’t look genuinely happy lol.
— TheStalinator (@unclesigma30) November 13, 2024
Its honestly a fantastic picture, Jill and Joe look genuinely happy
— Jordan Adams (@jjadams676) November 13, 2024
I guess he just took a photo with Hitler?
— fixnow (@fixnow) November 13, 2024
Kamala who?
— I Have A Name (@wordsnpixchic) November 13, 2024
Former First Lady Melania Trump turned down Jill Biden’s invitation to the traditional meeting of incoming and outgoing first ladies, but sources say she said no because she had to keep a commitment related to her book.
Jill, a White House official said, “gave Mr. Trump a handwritten letter of congratulations for Mrs. Trump, which also expressed her team’s readiness to assist with the transition.”
“Looking forward to having a smooth transition. Can make sure you’re accommodated, give you what you need,” President Biden told the president-elect during their White House meeting. He added: “Welcome.”
Trump earnestly said: “Thank you, Thank you very much. And politics is tough and it’s in many cases not a very nice world, but it is a nice world today and I appreciate very much a transition that is so smooth, it’ll be as smooth as it can get, and I very much appreciate that, Joe.”
“You’re welcome,” the president responded.
Earlier this week, Trump outlined his plans to “dismantle” the so-called “deep state” and take back American democracy from Washington’s “corruption.” And to do that, he has named billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur and 2024 GOP presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy to head up the Department of Government Efficiency, where they will examine ways to trim the federal bureaucracy, end redudancies, and save the American taxpayers money.
Both Ramaswamy and Musk were vocal throughout Trump’s campaign about the need to reduce the size and power of the federal government.
“I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency [DOGE],” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
‘DOGE’ is also a cryptocurrency that Musk has often promoted.
“Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies,” Trump said in a statement.
Trump said it will “provide advice and guidance from outside of government” and “partner” with the White House and Office of Management and Budget to drive structural government reform, ABC News reported.
“‘This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!’ stated Mr. Musk,” the statement continued.