Melania Trump broke an important tradition of first ladies and rudely ignored Jill Biden: what happened

The wife of US President-elect Donald Trump has broken an important tradition that has been followed by first ladies for many years. Melania Trump will not attend the White House tea party, having blatantly ignored Jill Biden's invitation.

According to the Daily Mail, it is a long-standing custom for the outgoing president to meet with his successor in the Oval Office. For their part, politicians' wives hold a symbolic tea party at the residence. Melania Trump decided to skip this event, despite the fact that her husband accepted an invitation from Joe Biden.

According to insiders, since Kamala Harris's defeat in the presidential election, the first ladies have never communicated. Their last meeting was at Rosalyn Carter's funeral in 2023.

"Mrs. Trump has no plans to go, and they haven't spoken yet," said a source close to the statesmen.

For their part, the Bidens promised that the transfer of power to Donald Trump would be peaceful and orderly. They invited their successors to a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, November 13, and said they would attend the inauguration of the newly elected president in 2025.

Four years ago, Donald Trump showed similar disdain for Joe Biden, who won the election at the time. The 78-year-old statesman did not invite his opponent to a meeting in the Oval Room, breaking the tradition of the transition of power. Then Joe Biden went to the inauguration from his hotel. At that time, the Trumps packed their things and left the White House.

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