Melania Trump snubs Jill Biden: First Lady makes revealing first move by skipping traditional White House meeting

Melania Trump will not join Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, despite receiving an invitation from President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden to attend.

Traditionally, when the outgoing president receives the incoming president-elect in the Oval Office, the first lady receives his successor for tea at the residence.

Michelle Obama hosted Melania Trump for tea in the Yellow Room after the 2016 election. However, Melania Trump did not meet with Jill Biden after the controversial 2020 race, as Donald Trump falsely and repeatedly claimed that she was the real winner.

Melania and Jill have yet to speak following Kamala Harris’ humiliating defeat, despite their husbands having a cordial phone call, sources confirm.

‘Lady. Trump is not going and they have not spoken’ a source with knowledge of the first ladies told DailyMail.com about Wednesday’s presidential session.

The last time Jill Biden and Melania Trump would have seen each other would have been at Rosalynn Carter’s funeral in November of last year. All living former first ladies attended.

There have been numerous reports that Melania Trump intends to be part-time first lady for her second term and may not even live full-time in the White House. It has yet to announce an agenda or hiring staff.

Four years ago, Donald Trump snubbed Joe Biden after Biden defeated him, refusing to invite him to the traditional Oval Office meeting and delaying the transition process. Melania Trump followed her husband’s example and did not reach out to Jill Biden.

The Bidens, however, have promised a peaceful and orderly transition to the next Trump Administration.

“The Bidens extended their congratulations and a joint invitation to the Trumps to meet at the White House,” Jill Biden’s office said.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

The Bidens will attend Trump’s inauguration in January 2025, according to the White House.

Traditionally, the outgoing president welcomes the incoming president to the White House on the morning of the inauguration before traveling together in the same vehicle to the Capitol building to take the oath of office.

Trump accompanied then-President Barack Obama to his own inauguration. Biden attended that inauguration in his capacity as outgoing vice president.

But in 2020, Trump became the first president to skip his predecessor’s inauguration since Andrew Johnson skipped Ulysses S. Grant’s inauguration in 1869.

Biden simply headed to the Capitol from the hotel where he was staying and did not go to the White House until he was sworn in.

Donald and Melania Trump left the White House around 10 a.m. on Biden’s inauguration day.

They haven’t been back since.

Melania Trump is working on a transition and showing some signs of building an office in the East Wing.

John Rogers, a senior executive at Goldman Sachs and a board member of the White House Historical Association, will help Melania Trump join the East Wing staff, Semafor reported.

Rogers helped Melania with personnel issues during Trump’s first term. He has been involved in Republican politics since Ronald Reagan’s presidency.

But it’s not yet clear how active she will be or where she will live.

The incoming first lady currently resides in New York City, as her son Barron attends New York University. Her memoir, Melania, is a New York Times bestseller.

She was not deeply involved with the campaign. He attended the Republican National Convention but did not speak. He did not attend any of the presidential debates.

She spoke at a Trump campaign rally, which he held in October at Madison Square Garden.

His absence during Donald Trump’s numerous legal cases was notable.

During the first Trump administration, Melania delayed her move to Washington DC to allow Barron to finish his school year.

She was not a very involved first lady since her son was still in elementary school.