Trump and Biden, who had "quarreled" with each other during the campaign, finally sat down to talk for two hours after the election, and the atmosphere was unusually peaceful. Biden made a request, but Trump rejected it. Nonetheless, Biden is determined to accomplish one thing be

Trump and Biden, who had "quarreled" with each other during the campaign, finally sat down to talk for two hours after the election, and the atmosphere was unusually peaceful. Biden made a request, but Trump rejected it. Nonetheless, Biden is determined to accomplish one thing before stepping down.

Trump and Biden

A few days ago, Reuters reported that after Trump won the election, he met with Biden for the first time at the White House. The meeting between the two lasted about 2 hours and was a very "real" meeting. "conversation. As soon as they met, Biden said that he welcomed Trump to return to the White House and promised to help Trump "achieve a smooth transition of power."

Trump also expressed his gratitude to Biden for his understanding, praised Biden, and generously shared with him many views on domestic policies and international situations. The conversation was enjoyable and peaceful. This is in sharp contrast to the scene after Biden won the election in 2020. At that time, Trump did not admit defeat and once refused Biden to enter the White House office.

In addition, the scene of the two people "harmoniously talking" is also very different from the tit-for-tat confrontation during the election campaign. During the campaign, the two often exchanged harsh words and even made personal attacks. Trump once called Biden a "trash," "dementia," and "the worst U.S. president in history." Biden also defined Trump as a "felon" and a "loser."

Blinken arrived at NATO headquarters

But during this meeting between the two, Biden kept a smile on his face. Some analysts believe that from now until Trump officially takes office in January next year, although Biden will still be president and government agencies will still operate as usual, it will be difficult for Biden to make any major achievements. He changed his usual greetings with Trump, probably because he was trying to accomplish something big in his final term.

The big thing is to convince Trump to continue to provide support to Ukraine. During the meeting between the two, Biden made it clear that supporting Ukraine is very necessary for the United States and is in line with the national interests of the United States. But Trump avoided talking about Biden's request and only promised to "end the Russia-Ukraine conflict as soon as possible." The two seemed to have no consensus on this issue.

Data from a German research institute shows that since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States has provided a total of 85 billion euros in aid to Ukraine, which does not include some important weapons and ammunition. But in this regard, Trump made no secret of expressing his disgust for Ukraine. He accused Europe of "letting the United States spend money and resources to assist Ukraine." There is widespread speculation that Trump will halt support for Ukraine as soon as he takes office.

Zelensky and Trump

In this case, Biden must of course take precautions and make plans for when he steps down. U.S. National Security Advisor Sullivan recently announced that the Biden administration will still rush to apply for funds from Congress to assist Ukraine in its final months in office. Secretary of State Blinken also assured NATO and EU member states that the Biden administration's commitment will last until January 20 next year.

In other words, as long as Biden does not step down, US aid to Ukraine will not be cut off. Blinken also said that every penny the Biden administration has at its disposal will be used before Biden leaves office. At least for the next few months, the United States will put Ukraine "in its strongest position."

Therefore, although Biden appears to be "smiling" on the surface, he persuades Trump not to give up on Ukraine. But Trump’s ambiguous attitude has already illustrated the problem. Biden naturally understands the principle that "the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit." Therefore, we can only seize the remaining few months to "transfuse blood" to Ukraine.