Donald Trump discovered the letter Joe Biden left for him on Inauguration Day inside the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. With a “little help” from Fox News Senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy, the president came across the letter while signing a series of executive orders.
He read the contents of the letter aloud, which Fox News later revealed, in front of reporters on Monday.
The following day, during a press conference, Trump described the note from the former president as “inspirational-type.”
Biden’s letter to Trump
The letter addressed to “Dear President Trump” read: “As I take leave of this sacred office I wish you and your family all the best in the next four years.” Joe Biden continued, “The American people – and people around the world – look to this house for steadiness in the inevitable storms of history, and my prayer is that in the coming years will be a time of prosperity, peace, and grace for our nation,” according to Fox News.
Trump discovered the letter enclosed in a white envelope addressed to “47” after Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked if the outgoing president had left him a note.
“He may have. Don’t they leave it in the desk? I don’t know,” Trump told Doocy, before discovering the letter. “Thank you, Peter. It could have been years before we found this thing,” he added.
On Tuesday, Trump shared his thoughts on the note while responding to Doocy’s questions. “It was a very nice letter,” he said. “It was a little bit of an inspirational-type letter. Enjoy it, do a good job. Important, very important. How important the job is,” he continued, adding, “It was a positive, for him, in writing it. I appreciated the letter.”
