Trump wrote Biden a letter before he left the White House. What did it say?

O former President of the United States, Joe Biden, prepares to launch his presidential memoir book on November 17 and some “spoilers” begin to emerge. Among them is a letter sent by Donald Trump to Biden in 2020.

Remember that in 2020, Donald Trump was defeated by Joe Biden in the presidential elections, contesting the outcome of the presidential elections and claiming it was a fraud. Later, when he left office in 2021, Donald Trump left a letter to his successor.

According to the Associated Press (AP), the Republican praised then elected president Joe Biden as someone who believed that “he will be faithful to himself and the American people.”. 

Although during the past year, Biden has considered this private letter and has never shown it to anyone – at least from his team – he has decided to insert it in the memoir “Promise Me, America”. 

The handwritten letter was written with Donald Trump’s traditional black Sharpie pen and addressed to “46” – a reference to Joe Biden becoming the 46th President of the United States of America. 

“ Many presidents arrived and left, having ruled simply as Republicans or Democrats. Most of them didn't change history, they were just driven by the relentless current. This will not happen to you because I know how much you love Americans”, wrote Donald Trump. 

At the time, Joe Biden was surprised by Trump's gesture, taking into account the animosity between them. It should be noted that, after losing the 2020 elections, the Republican chose not to participate in other presidential traditions, such as appearing in the inauguration of his successor. 

Donald Trump, note, also never revealed what he had written in the letter, having just said that it was “a beautiful message” and that it was up to Joe Biden to share it. 

But besides the letter, there are other information released, such as the deep damage Donald Trump has caused to the United States. In a passage from the book published by Atlantic magazine, Biden stated that the predecessor’s administration was determined “to destroy institutions and inflame hatred.”. 

Joe Biden lamented the inefficiency of Donald Trump’s Government Department and the reversal of policies, stressing the “disdainful and destructive” nature of the predecessor (and current successor) as someone “who seemed unable to tolerate the idea that someone else’s achievements might be worth taking advantage of rather than destroyed.”. 

However, the strongest opinion of the former president has to do with the attack on the Capitol, which took place on January 6, 2021. From Biden’s perspective, Donald Trump “led an insurrection,” noting that the Republican’s goal “was to remain in power after the Americans defeated him in the polls.”. 

“What Trump did on January 6, 2021 should never be forgotten. [...] You should accompany him to the tomb”, wrote Joe Biden. 

The Associated Press questioned the White House communications director about Biden's letter and book. Steve Cheung said that the former president was “a disgrace” and that he “should have listened to the wise words of the president, but instead tried to destroy this country and use the justice system as a weapon against its political enemies.”. 

Remember that the former President of the United States recently revealed that he will reduce the promotion of his memoir due to the diagnosis of prostate cancer. The disease, remember, was diagnosed just over a year ago. 

“ Some days are better than others. This didn't stop me from moving on, but sometimes it slows me down. What it means is that, unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in as many conversations about my book as I would like”, he stressed, adding that his words in the book “speak for themselves”.