Melania Trump turns down Jill Biden’s invitation to the White House

Although Joe Biden promised a peaceful transfer of power and invited President-elect Donald Trump to the White House on Wednesday, an invitation he accepted, Melania Trump, for her part, chose not to respond to First Lady Jill Biden’s invitation to visit the White House.

Melania Trump is not expected to travel to Washington, D.C., with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, sources said.

First lady Jill Biden had extended an invite to Melania Trump for a meeting, according to the sources.

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Melania Trump chose not to follow this tradition, citing a scheduling conflict to justify her refusal.

By contrast, during her husband’s first term in office, she accepted former First Lady Michelle Obama’s invitation to share a moment of tea.

In 2020, after Donald Trump’s defeat in the election, no invitation was extended by the Trumps to the Bidens, breaking a long-standing tradition between the incumbent and the president-elect.

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