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Trump Reveals Biden Left ‘Inspirational Letter’ For Him In Resolute Desk

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President Donald Trump described the letter former President Biden left him inside the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office as “inspirational” and teased reporters that he may release the “very nice” note at some point.

Trump was asked about the letter, which he found inside the Resolute Desk on Monday with a little help from Fox News Senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy, during a press conference announcing a $500 billion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

“It was a very nice letter,” Trump told reporters. “It was a little bit of an inspirational-type letter. Enjoy it, do a good job. Important, very important. How important the job is.”

The president added that he appreciated the letter so much that he may release it to the public.

“It was a positive, for him, in writing it,” Trump continued. “I appreciated the letter.”

Trump found the letter – addressed to “47″ – after Doocy asked if President Biden left him a letter while he was signing a flurry of executive orders in the Oval Office on Monday in front of a gaggle of reporters.

“He may have. Don’t they leave it in the desk? I don’t know,” Trump told Doocy before discovering the white envelope. “Thank you, Peter. It could have been years before we found this thing.”

“As I take leave of this sacred office I wish you and your family all the best in the next four years. 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.

“May God bless you and guide you as He has blessed and guided our beloved country since our founding.”

The letter was signed “Joe Biden” and dated Jan. 20, 2025.

The presidential tradition of leaving a letter to their successor began in 1989 when President Ronald Reagan left the White House after two terms in office, with former President George H. W. Bush taking over.

Bush continued the tradition despite losing the White House to former President Bill Clinton after just one term in office. The tradition has carried on to this day through Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Trump and Biden.

Biden has said Trump left him a “very generous letter,” but has so far declined to share the content of what Trump wrote, deeming it private.

Trump Releases America First Priorities After Being Sworn In

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Madeleine Jackson
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Shortly after officially being sworn in as 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump issued a number of priorities he plans to enact.

Also, while delivering remarks after being sworn in the President announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.”

MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN

  • President Trump will take bold action to secure our border and protect American communities. This includes ending Biden’s catch-and-release policies, reinstating Remain in Mexico, building the wall, ending asylum for illegal border crossers, cracking down on criminal sanctuaries, and enhancing vetting and screening of aliens.
  • President Trump’s deportation operation will address the record border crossings of criminal aliens under the prior administration.
  • The President is suspending refugee resettlement, after communities were forced to house large and unsustainable populations of migrants, straining community safety and resources.
  • The Armed Forces, including the National Guard, will engage in border security, which is national security, and will be deployed to the border to assist existing law enforcement personnel.
  • President Trump will begin the process of designating cartels, including the dangerous Tren de Aragua, as foreign terrorist organizations and use the Alien Enemies Act to remove them.
  • The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty as the appropriate punishment for heinous crimes against humanity, including those who kill law enforcement officers and illegal migrants who maim and murder Americans.
     

MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AND ENERGY DOMINANT AGAIN

  • The President will unleash American energy by ending Biden’s policies of climate extremism, streamlining permitting, and reviewing for rescission all regulations that impose undue burdens on energy production and use, including mining and processing of non-fuel minerals.
  • President Trump’s energy actions empower consumer choice in vehicles, showerheads, toilets, washing machines, lightbulbs and dishwashers.
  • President Trump will declare an energy emergency and use all necessary resources to build critical infrastructure.
  • President Trump’s energy policies will end leasing to massive wind farms that degrade our natural landscapes and fail to serve American energy consumers.
  • President Trump will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord.
  • All agencies will take emergency measures to reduce the cost of living.
  • President Trump will announce the America First Trade Policy.
  • America will no longer be beholden to foreign organizations for our national tax policy, which punishes American businesses.


DRAIN THE SWAMP

  • The President will usher a Golden Age for America by reforming and improving the government bureaucracy to work for the American people. He will freeze bureaucrat hiring except in essential areas to end the onslaught of useless and overpaid DEI activists buried into the federal workforce. He will pause burdensome and radical regulations not yet in effect that Biden announced.
  • President Trump is announcing an unprecedented slate of executive orders for rescission.
  • President Trump is planning for improved accountability of government bureaucrats. The American people deserve the highest-quality service from people who love our country. The President will also return federal workers to work, as only 6% of employees currently work in person.
  • President Trump is taking swift action to end the weaponization of government against political rivals and ordering all document retention as required by law. President Trump is also ending the unconstitutional censorship by the federal government. No longer will government employees pick and require the erasure of entirely true speech.
  • On the President’s direction, the State Department will have an America-First foreign policy.


BRING BACK AMERICAN VALUES

  • The President will establish male and female as biological reality and protect women from radical gender ideology.
  • American landmarks will be named to appropriately honor our Nation’s history.

Judge Blocks Release Of Special Counsel’s Trump Report

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    In the nick of time…

    A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the release of the second volume of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into President Trump.

    Judge Aileen Cannon had allowed the first volume to be released to a small group within Congress. The first volume relates to Smith’s investigation into alleged election interference by Trump, while the second relates to the classified documents investigation.

    This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

    Trump Issues Pardons For J6 Defendants

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    Tyler Merbler, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

    President Donald Trump has granted pardons to approximately 1,500 individuals charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot. He also announced several commutations for those who committed violent acts during the event.

    Reports indicate that most participants in the January 6 protest and riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021 are being released from prison tonight, including those who have not yet gone to trial or received sentences.

    The sweeping pardons signify the conclusion of one of the most extensive FBI investigations in history.

    As The Hill reports:

    “What they’ve done to these people is outrageous,” Trump said while signing various orders from the Oval Office, his first time in the White House since he was inaugurated early in the day.

    He briefly said Monday night that he would grant roughly 1,500 pardons for rioters charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. There have been 1,583 total defendants charged.

    They came just hours after former President Biden in the 11th hour of his presidency issued preemptive pardons for members and staff of the House Jan. 6 committee, which investigated the riot.  

    Following his Inauguration, the president signed executive orders at the Capitol One Arena that include:

    • A freeze on all further regulations
    • A freeze on all federal hiring, except for military personnel and certain other categories
    • A requirement for all federal employees to return to in-person work full-time
    • A directive to all federal agencies and departments to address the cost of living crisis
    • A directive for the government to restore freedom of speech and eliminate government censorship
    • A directive to end the weaponization of the government against former presidential administrations

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    Trump Revokes Security Clearances For Officials Linked To Hunter Biden Laptop Letter

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    President Joe Biden hugs his family during the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath of office on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)

    In one of his first moves as President, Trump revoked the security clearances of more than 50 national security officials who said Hunter Biden’s laptop had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”

    In 2020, a total of 51 former national security officials released a public letter in 2020 claiming that even though the laptop did not have “any evidence of Russian involvement,” it looked like a “Russian information operation.”

    The letter came after the New York Post reported that they had emails showing Hunter Biden coordinated for Joe Biden to meet with a top executive at Ukrainian energy company Burisma months before pressuring Ukrainian officials to oust a prosecutor to investigate the company. 

    Included on the list are former director of National Intelligence James Clapper Jr., former directors of the Central Intelligence Agency Michael Hayden, John Brennan, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and former National Security Advisor John Bolton. 

    Fox News Digital previously reported that federal investigators with the Department of Justice were aware that Hunter Biden’s laptop was not manipulated and contained “reliable evidence.” 

    The order was one of more than 200 executive orders Trump approved on Inauguration Day, joining directives like withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement that the U.S. initially entered under former President Barack Obama’s administration in 2015. 

    Other executive orders Trump signed on day one include rescinding nearly 80 executive orders and memoranda issued under Biden, issuing a regulatory and hiring freeze upon the federal government, preventing “government censorship” of free speech, and directing every department and agency to address the cost of living crisis. 

    Prior to Trump’s Inauguration, the House Judiciary Committee signaled it plans to continue its probe into the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden who was issued a full pardon by his father.

    READ NEXT: Republican Says Hunter Biden Investigation Will Move Forward

    Senate Votes To Confirm First Trump Cabinet Member

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      Madeleine Jackson
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      Hours after Donald Trumps was sworn in at the 47th President of the United States and his first Cabinet picks has been confirmed.

      The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.

      Rubio’s confirmation vote passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, 99-0. Rubio also was able to cast a vote for himself. 

      “No one on this body can doubt that Marco Rubio is an intelligent man with remarkable understanding of American foreign policy and a very deep commitment to the American dream,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said in remarks on the Senate floor. 

      Rubio’s Senate seat will be filled by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. 

      This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

      Trump Administration Sued Over DOGE As Ramaswamy Steps Aside

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      Vivek Ramaswamy speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

      President Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) was sued multiple times before his inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda concluded.

      In the moments after Trump’s swearing-in, three lawsuits were filed in D.C.’s federal district court alleging DOGE doesn’t comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

      The cases were led by progressive consumer watchdog Public Citizen, the American Public Health Association and National Security Counselors, a public interest law firm. They seek to block co-heads Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy from moving forward or coordinating with the new administration.

      Musk and Ramaswamy have pledged ambitious plans to cut $2 trillion in government spending and restructure federal agencies, though Ramaswamy is also planning to run for Ohio governor.

      The three cases were some of the first lawsuits filed against the new Trump administration after the president took the oath of office in the Capitol.

      The lawsuits come as Ramaswamy is reportedly stepping down from his role to pursue a campaign for governor of Ohio. An official announcement is anticipated by the end of January, signaling a significant shift in the 39-year-old business leader’s political aspirations. (RELATED: Vivek Ramaswamy To Step Away From DOGE: Political Aspirations Take Priority)

      Sources close to the situation suggest that frustration has been building among DOGE staffers, as well as Musk himself, over Ramaswamy’s perceived limited engagement in the task force’s operations. “Vivek has worn out his welcome,” a Trump confidant told CBS News, summing up the internal sentiment:

      Ramaswamy recently met with Ohio’s sitting governor, Mike DeWine, about the state’s Senate seat left vacant by Vice President-elect JD Vance. But on Friday, DeWine announced he is appointing his lieutenant governor to the post.

      Ramaswamy, who sought the GOP nomination in 2024, was at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s West Palm Beach, Florida, estate during the transition. Sources said he was spotted at the bar with Musk one day, scratching out plans for DOGE on a napkin. But the pair haven’t worked closely for a while, sources said.

      The decision was reportedly solidified last week when DeWine passed over Ramaswamy in favor of Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Vance. This development appears to have provided Ramaswamy the clarity to shift his focus toward a gubernatorial bid.

      Carrie Underwood Sings A Cappella After Tech Issue

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      Madeleine Jackson
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      She’s a pro…

      During Monday’s Inauguration ceremony, country music star Carrie Underwood was forced to sing “America The Beautiful” a cappella after apparent sound issues

      After Trump finished his remarks following the swearing-in ceremony, Underwood entered the Capitol Rotunda with a microphone and prepared to sing.

      Music began to play before abruptly cutting off.

      Several moments passed as Underwood stood among former presidents, lawmakers, business leaders and other dignitaries in silence, smiling awkwardly.

      Television coverage of the proceedings showed Underwood making eye contact with a member of the event’s technical team, and mouthing the words “just sing?” before nodding her head and smiling.

      “OK, if you know the words, help me out here,” Underwood said before beginning her rendition.

      Watch:

      Trump Releases America First Priorities After Being Sworn In, Shuts Down CBP One App

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      Madeleine Jackson
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      Shortly after officially being sworn in as 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump issued a number of priorities he plans to enact.

      Also, while delivering remarks after being sworn in the President announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.”

      Trump administration officials minutes after the new president took office on Monday shut down a mobile app used for migrants to make appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border.

      By shutting down the CBP One app, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials essentially canceled all outstanding appointments made by migrants without visas who sought to enter the United States through legal ports of entry.

      The app shutdown is part of a series of moves by the incoming administration to crack down on the border.

      MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN

      • President Trump will take bold action to secure our border and protect American communities. This includes ending Biden’s catch-and-release policies, reinstating Remain in Mexico, building the wall, ending asylum for illegal border crossers, cracking down on criminal sanctuaries, and enhancing vetting and screening of aliens.
      • President Trump’s deportation operation will address the record border crossings of criminal aliens under the prior administration.
      • The President is suspending refugee resettlement, after communities were forced to house large and unsustainable populations of migrants, straining community safety and resources.
      • The Armed Forces, including the National Guard, will engage in border security, which is national security, and will be deployed to the border to assist existing law enforcement personnel.
      • President Trump will begin the process of designating cartels, including the dangerous Tren de Aragua, as foreign terrorist organizations and use the Alien Enemies Act to remove them.
      • The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty as the appropriate punishment for heinous crimes against humanity, including those who kill law enforcement officers and illegal migrants who maim and murder Americans.
         

      MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AND ENERGY DOMINANT AGAIN

      • The President will unleash American energy by ending Biden’s policies of climate extremism, streamlining permitting, and reviewing for rescission all regulations that impose undue burdens on energy production and use, including mining and processing of non-fuel minerals.
      • President Trump’s energy actions empower consumer choice in vehicles, showerheads, toilets, washing machines, lightbulbs and dishwashers.
      • President Trump will declare an energy emergency and use all necessary resources to build critical infrastructure.
      • President Trump’s energy policies will end leasing to massive wind farms that degrade our natural landscapes and fail to serve American energy consumers.
      • President Trump will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord.
      • All agencies will take emergency measures to reduce the cost of living.
      • President Trump will announce the America First Trade Policy.
      • America will no longer be beholden to foreign organizations for our national tax policy, which punishes American businesses.


      DRAIN THE SWAMP

      • The President will usher a Golden Age for America by reforming and improving the government bureaucracy to work for the American people. He will freeze bureaucrat hiring except in essential areas to end the onslaught of useless and overpaid DEI activists buried into the federal workforce. He will pause burdensome and radical regulations not yet in effect that Biden announced.
      • President Trump is announcing an unprecedented slate of executive orders for rescission.
      • President Trump is planning for improved accountability of government bureaucrats. The American people deserve the highest-quality service from people who love our country. The President will also return federal workers to work, as only 6% of employees currently work in person.
      • President Trump is taking swift action to end the weaponization of government against political rivals and ordering all document retention as required by law. President Trump is also ending the unconstitutional censorship by the federal government. No longer will government employees pick and require the erasure of entirely true speech.
      • On the President’s direction, the State Department will have an America-First foreign policy.


      BRING BACK AMERICAN VALUES

      • The President will establish male and female as biological reality and protect women from radical gender ideology.
      • American landmarks will be named to appropriately honor our Nation’s history.

      Watch: 60th Presidential Inauguration Day Begins

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      The historic 60th Presidential Inauguration Day is underway!

      Join us as Donald J. Trump takes the oath of office to become the 47th President of the United States. Follow along for every moment of this monumental day live below.

      A Day of Tradition and Transition

      Earlier this morning, President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived at the White House to meet with the Bidens over tea, a time-honored tradition symbolizing the peaceful transfer of power. Following this meeting, they headed to the Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony.

      Live Coverage from Washington, D.C.

      The historic 60th Presidential Inauguration Day is underway! Join us as Donald J. Trump takes the oath of office to become the 47th President of the United States. Catch every moment of this monumental day live below.

      A Day of Tradition and Transition

      Earlier this morning, President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived at the White House to meet with the Bidens over tea, a time-honored tradition symbolizing the peaceful transfer of power. Following this meeting, they headed to the Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony.

      Biden’s Final Presidential Acts

      In a surprising turn of events during his last hours as president, Joe Biden issued a series of preemptive pardons aimed at protecting key figures. Among those pardoned are Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley and members of the Jan. 6 Committee.

      These decisions follow President Trump’s flirtation with political retaliation and his selection of Cabinet members known for their firm stances. Biden took to social media platform X to defend these actions, stating:

      “A pardon does not imply guilt—it’s a safeguard against baseless investigations that could unjustly damage reputations and finances.”

      What’s Next?

      With the inauguration of Donald J. Trump marking a new chapter in American politics, speculation surrounds how his administration will quickly establish itself. Stay tuned for the latest updates and analysis as the day unfolds.

      This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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