WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� returned to Washington on Wednesday as president-elect where he headed to the White House for the first time in four years.
He spent nearly two hours with President , committing to a straightforward transition of power - .
Trump arrived at Joint Base Andrews, where , and his motorcade weaved through Washington before stopping at a hotel for a GOP leadership conference on Capitol Hill.
鈥淚t's nice to win,鈥� Trump told lawmakers there after a standing ovation.
Sitting in front of a crackling fire in the Oval Office, the former rivals shook hands.
鈥淐ongratulations,鈥� Biden, a Democrat, told the Republican. 鈥淚 look forward to having, like they said, a smooth transition,鈥� Biden said. 鈥淲elcome. Welcome back.鈥�
Trump replied, 鈥淭hank you very much,鈥� saying that 鈥減olitics is tough. And it鈥檚, in many cases, not a very nice world. But it is a nice world today, and I appreciate it very much.鈥�
After their meeting, Trump left town again. Here's a look at the day through the lens of AP photographers.
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