Donald Trump was absent from Joe Biden's inauguration.
Nevertheless, he gave the US President a delicate moment with a tiny action.
Joe Biden is the 46th US President since inauguration on January 20.
Donald Trump did not attend the ceremony.
Nevertheless, Trump gave his successor a delicate moment with a small tip.
Washington - The
US
has a new
president
.
The four-year presidency of Joe Biden officially started with the inauguration on Wednesday
.
That was the battle for the White House with his predecessor
Donald Trump
finally ended.
He had not admitted his defeat to the end and tried to stay in power with some dubious tricks.
Biden inauguration: Trump with last tip - sensitive moment for new US president
And Trump did not want to be there when Joe Biden was inaugurated
.
That alone was an affront - it is a tradition in the USA for the outgoing president to welcome his successor to the White House and to hand over the business.
But it didn't stop there that Trump was “just” not there.
Apparently, the 45th US President made one last hidden tip against his successor
.
This made for a slightly embarrassing moment for Joe Biden and his family.
As part of his inauguration,
Joe Biden
and his wife Jill
went
to the White House, their new home, on Wednesday, accompanied by a military escort.
And so Joe Biden and his wife walked towards the doors of the White House under the watchful eye of the world public.
Before that they turned around and waved.
Then came the delicate moment:
the doors to the White House did not open immediately when Biden and his wife tried to enter.
Sensitive moment for Biden: Doors to the White House do not open
For a surprisingly long time, the Bidens stood in front of closed doors.
Videos of their arrival show the two of them waving and hugging in front of the door for over a minute
.
When they wanted to go inside with their family, it took
15 seconds for
the doors to open.
Far longer than usual, as the
National Journal
reports.
"It is a major breach of protocol for the President in the White House to ever stand in front of a locked door,"
a long-serving expert said of the situation.
Tip against Biden - Trumps with a small farewell
A moment that could have caused a stir in the heated situation.
In the USA in particular, such symbols and "signs" are often used in election campaigns and can make waves.
Fortunately for Joe Biden, the door did open.
But how did it happen?
Apparently Donald Trump was not entirely uninvolved.
He had left the White House a few hours before the ceremony.
“
The Trumps sent the butlers home when they left.
So there was no one there to help the Bidens when they arrived
, ”an official told the
National Journal
afterward,
calling the action a
“ little tip ”
.
But the Trumps apparently not only sent the employees into the evening.
Timothy Harleth, the building manager and master of ceremonies of the White House, is said to have been unceremoniously fired by the Trumps shortly before their departure.
Harleth was employed by Melania Trump and previously worked at the Trump Hotels.
According to experts, this is the reason why the doors for the Bidens were not opened immediately.
The Biden team couldn't have foreseen this, according to an expert on the
National Journal.
So a good tip of the trumps at the end.
Joe Biden returned the favor politically: In just 48 hours he more or less revised Donald Trump's entire policy.
(rjs)