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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Trump, Biden and Ukraine / Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

News, Society & Culture

4.22.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump meets with Joe Biden at the White House, while the U.S. says every dollar of allocated Ukraine aid will get out the door by Jan. 20. But after Trump promised a quick deal to settle Russia's invasion, what are his options if Vladimir Putin won't go along? Plus, Pete Hegseth of Fox News is tapped to lead the Department of Defense, if he can win Senate confirmation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

0:23.6

President Biden welcomes President-elect Trump to the Oval Office for a private meeting

0:28.9

with some reports saying that Biden intended to make the case to his successor for continued aid to Ukraine.

0:35.9

Meantime, President Trump announces one of his biggest cabinet picks yet, saying his

0:40.1

choice for Defense Secretary is Fox News's Pete Hegeseth.

0:44.5

Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.

0:47.7

We're joined today by my colleagues, columnist Bill McGern, and letters editor and editorial

0:52.7

writer Elliot Kaufman.

0:56.0

A week and a day after Donald Trump's comeback victory over Kamala Harris, there are no doubt some hard political feelings still

1:01.3

in the country and including in the White House, but none on display at least in front of the

1:05.9

public today, which got to see a brief moment of Trump and Biden sitting in puffy chairs in front of a roaring fireplace,

1:13.3

shaking hands, pledging a successful transition.

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Listen to this.

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Well, Mr. President, elect and former president and Donald, congratulations.

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Thank you.

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And I'm looking forward to having a, like they said, smooth transition.

1:29.3

Do I think we can to make sure you're accommodated, what you need.

1:32.3

And we're going to get a chance to talk about some of that today.

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So welcome.

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