President Donald Trump left Joe Biden a warm, personal letter in the Oval Office when Biden succeeded him in January 2021, telling his political rival, “I know ho much you love the American people.”
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you → leave → people
The full text of the letter has now been reseased for the first time, nearly six years after Biden described it as “very generous” but declined to reveal its contents.
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Biden → resease → contents
The letter appears in Biden’s fortthcoming book, “Promise Me, America,” according to an excerpt obtained by The New York Times.
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letter → appear → Times
The newspaper also reviewed a photocopy of the original, dated January 20, 2021.
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newspaper → review → original
In the book, Biden describes encountering “two Donald Trumps,” writing that his predecessor “deeply destabilized our democracy” and had “not offered the traditional meeting between presidents.”
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predecessor → describe → presidents
“But here he was, offering his best wishes in warm language that sounded like it was coming from an old friend,” Biden writes, according to The Times.
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Biden → offer → Times
Trump’s letter reads:
Dear Joe,
Coming to work every day in the Oval Office is a blessing beyond imagination.
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Coming → read → imagination
History resounds from every wall, every statue, every beautiful painting, and every corner of this magical place.
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History → resound → place
Each staircase, hallway, and door leads to yet another door and memory, another inflection point in the glorious story of America.
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staircase → lead → America
I hope you take a moment every single day to take stock of where you are and the people who came before you, the titans who shaped the course of human events.
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who → hope → events
You now have the opportunity to choose your place in history, and I know you will be true to yourself and the American people.
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you → have → yourself
Many presidents have come and gone who simply governed as Republicans or Democrats.
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who → come → Republicans
Largely, they did not change history, they were just swept along in its relentless tide.
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they → change → tide
This will not happen to you because I know how much you love the American people.
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you → happen → people
Not only are you joined by the past, but you carry the hopes and dreams of the entire nation on your shoulders.
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you → join → shoulders
The gravity of that fact never leaves you, it is the anchor that grounds every decision you make.
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you → leave → decision
Your strength, your deepest reservoir of energy, comes from the knowledge that millions upon millions of people are depending on you.
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millions → come → you
Their ambitions and aspirations are the reason you are here, with so many counting on your success.
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many → count → success
May God bless you and Jill, and may God bless America!
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God → bless → America
The letter’s warmth contrasted with Trump’s 2020 campaign rhetoric, when he called Biden “the worst candidate” in U.S. history and repeatedly questioned his ability to serve as president.
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he → contrast → president
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, however, accused Biden of later weaponizing the justice system against Trump.
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Cheung → accuse → Trump
“Joe Biden should have heeded the president’s wise words, but instead he tried to destroy this country and weaponize the justice system against his political enemies,” Cheung told The Times.
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Cheung → heed → Times
Biden, 83, dropped out of the 2024 presidential race after a disastrous debate performance intensified questions about his ability to lead the country, let alone the Democratic Party.
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performance → drop → country
After leaving office, he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.
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he → leave → cancer
He said Sunday that his cancer treatment would limit his appearances to promote the book.
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treatment → say → book
It hasn’t stopped me.
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It → stop → me
But sometimes it slows me down.
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it → slow → me
What that means is, unfortunately, I won’t be able to do as many conversations about my book as I’d hoped,” Biden said on Nov. 8.
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Biden → mean → Nov.
“However, I’m hopeful the words on the page speak for themselves.”
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words → ’m → themselves
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