Donald Trump returns to Washington. Follow live updates.

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By the Associated Press

Trump speaks to Republican leaders in Washington for the first time since he won the 2024 presidential election.

“It’s always fun to win,” Trump said.

Trump won 312 electoral votes, compared to Democrat Kamala Harris’ 226.

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By the Associated Press

Trump received a standing ovation Wednesday morning from Republican Party leaders gathered for a conference at a Washington hotel.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson said, “Ladies and gentlemen, please stand up for the 47th President of the United States.”

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By the Associated Press

He says that when former President Bill Clinton is called the “comeback kid,” Trump is “the comeback king.”

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By the Associated Press

He will stop at the Hyatt for a meeting with Republican leaders and Elon Musk is expected to join him there before Trump heads to the White House.

Trump’s motorcade was about the same length as President Joe Biden’s.

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By the Associated Press

When asked about it on Wednesday, Rubio told reporters “these are media reports” and said any news would come from Trump’s transition team.

The Republican senator from Florida is a former critic of Trump who has become one of his fiercest defenders, appearing with him on the campaign trail in recent weeks.

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By the Associated Press

Trump aide Dan Scavino posted a video on

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By the Associated Press

The president-elect walked slowly down the plane steps at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, greeted his military greeter and entered the motorcade for the trip to Capitol Hill.

He did not speak to reporters who were there to document his arrival in Washington.

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By the Associated Press

It is intended to reassure investors in his publicly traded company Tesla.

The billionaire shared a message from a shareholder of his company in a post on give. of the government and is limited to 21 months and ends on July 4, 2026.

Musk shared the post with the message: “Important details”

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By the Associated Press

“Her husband’s return to the Oval Office to begin the transition process is encouraging and she wishes him continued success,” Melania Trump’s office said.

No reason was given as to why she did not accept the invitation.

The Bidens had congratulated the Trumps and sent a joint invitation to a meeting at the White House. The spouses typically meet upstairs in the residence, while the president and president-elect meet in the Oval Office.

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By the Associated Press

The president-elect’s plane landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday morning. President Biden – both Trump’s successor and predecessor to the presidency – will welcome him to the White House for a visit to the Oval Office.

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By the Associated Press

The vice president is spending the morning in meetings at her official residence, according to a person with knowledge of her schedule.

If she appears later — at the White House or the adjacent Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where most of her staff works — it likely won’t happen until after Trump has left.

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By the Associated Press

Tom Emmer of Minnesota says he expects Trump to talk to Republicans in the House of Representatives about how to “reboot the American economy by unleashing American energy,” sealing the southern border and removing immigrants under President Biden entered illegally.

“I expect he’ll give a great message today, more of a locker room speech to get everyone ready for what’s going to happen in January,” Emmer said on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends.”

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By the Associated Press

Billionaire Elon Musk will join Trump in Washington, according to a Trump aide.

The owner of SpaceX, who Trump just appointed to an advisory role on government efficiency in the new administration, is currently not expected to attend Trump’s meeting with Biden at the White House.

Musk will attend Trump’s earlier meeting with Republicans in the House of Representatives before he and Biden meet in the Oval Office. Since the election, he has been a steady presence at Trump’s side.

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By the Associated Press

It was Biden’s poor performance at that debate that led Democrats to pressure him to resign and allow another candidate to face Trump.

Biden pulled the plug on his campaign weeks later and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. She lost to Trump in last week’s election.

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Wednesday November 13th

By the Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump is heading to Washington to meet with Republican congressional leaders on Capitol Hill and President Biden at the White House.

Trump’s plane took off from the airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, around 7:30 a.m. ET for a roughly two-hour flight to the U.S. capital.

A meeting between the incoming and outgoing president is tradition, but then-President Trump did not invite Biden to the White House after he lost to the Democrat in 2020.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says it was important for Biden to invite Trump because he believes in “norms” and a peaceful transition of power.