Minutes before leaving the presidency, Joe Biden pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying Monday that his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.”
Joe Biden welcomed Donald Trump to the White House for a traditional meeting before the inauguration of the new presidency. Their spouses, Jill and Melania, accompanied them. Both presidents will proceed together to the inauguration ceremony at the Capitol.
Dressed in a Ralph Lauren coat, gloves and pumps in a vibrant shade of bipartisan violet — blending the blue linked with the Democratic party and the red associated with Republicans — Dr. Biden joined her husband, President Joe Biden, at Monday’s swearing-in, in keeping with political tradition.
President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump are greeted by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, upon their arrival at the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
When President Biden walked through the Capitol on Monday with mere minutes left in his presidency, a reporter asked how he was feeling. “Well,” he replied as he made his way throughthe