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Donald Trump and Melania Trump got a warm welcome from President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden.
On the 2025 Inauguration Day Jan. 20, the incoming first couple was greeted by the Bidens on the front steps of the White House. As the Trumps got out of their car, President Biden greeted them, according to Washington Post reporter Matt Viser, with, “Welcome home!”
The friendly exchange between the Bidens and the Trumps comes eight years after Melania and her husband had a bit of an awkward exchange with former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama during the 2017 Inauguration.
Melania and Michelle had a less-than-seamless interaction when the former presented Michelle with the blue box during their meeting. As Michelle would later explain of the gift—which she revealed was a "lovely frame"—it wasn't what she expecting.
“Well, there’s all this protocol,” Michelle told Ellen DeGeneres during an August 2018 appearance on the host’s eponymous talk show. “I mean, this is like a state visit, so they tell you, 'You’re going to do this, They’re going to stand here.' Never before do you get this gift, so I’m sort of like, 'OK. What am I supposed to do with this gift?'”
She continued, “And everyone cleared out, no one would come and take the box. And I’m thinking, ‘Do we take the picture with [it]?’"
However, her husband and former president Obama soon stepped in to save the day.
“He grabbed the box and took it back inside," Michelle recalled. "But everybody cleared out."
And while former president Obama will be in attendance alongside former presidents Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton as well as George W. Bush andLaura Bush, as well as tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, Michelle previously confirmed to E! News she would not be in attendance for the 2025 Inauguration Day festivities.
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Barron Trump, Melania Trump & Donald Trump
Take them to church: Barron Trump joined mom Melania Trump (in a coat by American designer Adam Lippes) and his father, president-elect Donald Trump for services at Washington, D.C.'s St. John's Church as part of the 2025 Inauguration Day festivities Jan. 20.
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Ivanka Trump
Incoming first daughter Ivanka Trump also put on her Monday best for the church services.
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Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Donald Trump & Melania Trump
"Welcome home," President Joe Biden said as he and First Lady Jill Biden greeted the Trumps at the White House.
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Usha Vance, Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris & JD Vance
Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff were also on hand to welcome incoming VP JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance at the White House.
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Michael Boulous & Tiffany Trump
Pregnant Tiffany Trump and her husband Michael Boulos joined her father at the St. John's Church services.
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Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner
Former advisor Ivanka was joined at the services by husband Jared Kushner and their kids Arabella, Joseph and Theodore.
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Elon Musk
Trump pal Elon Musk took in the view as he arrived inside the Capitol Rotunda.
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Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar & Donald Trump
Before delivering her speech, Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar led Biden and Trump out of the White House. "While we have major differences of opinions on policy and the like," she said of chairing the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, "I want to make sure this works,” Klobuchar said of the ceremony."
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Eric Adams
New York City mayor Eric Adams worked the room at the Capitol.
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Janet Jones & Wayne Gretzky
Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and his wife Janet Jones were among those who decided to take a shot at watching the inauguration.
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Sundar Pichai & Elon Musk
Tech talk: Tesla CEO Musk socialized with Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Trump's pick for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy came to watch him get sworn in.
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Mitch McConnell & Elaine Chao
Kentucky senator Mitch McConnell held tight to wife Elaine Chao.
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