President-elect of the United States Donald Trump was received at the White House by the acting President Joe Biden, who congratulated him on his election victory, world agencies reported. The meeting is at Biden's invitation.
Trump thanked Biden for the invitation to the White House, Reuters reported.
At the beginning of the conversation between them, the Democrat and the Republican made a commitment to a smooth transition in power. Trump told Biden that “politics is tough and the world is not always nice," but added that "the world is nice today and he likes that.
Meanwhile, it will remain unclear which of the two political forces will have control of the House of Representatives as votes continue to be counted in several districts.