{
  "id": 19400200,
  "title": "A note to ‘46’: Donald Trump’s private message to Joe Biden emerges in new White House memoir",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/a-note-to-46-donald-trumps-private-message-to-joe-biden-emerges-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T20:02:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/10/a-note-to-46-donald-trumps-private-message-to-joe-biden-emerges-in-new-white-house-memoir/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In his new White House memoir, \"Promise Me, America,\" recently released on November 17, President Joe Biden included a note from his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, which was penned during the 2020 transition period. The letter, handwritten in Trump's distinctive handwriting style, was addressed to \"46,\" denoting Biden as the 46th president of the United States. The note, only two pages long, was first reported by The New York Times and reviewed by The Associated Press after obtaining a photocopy of it. Trump's letter lauded Biden as someone he believed \"will be true to yourself and the American people,\" despite their years-long conflict over the 2020 election results where Trump claimed it was stolen from him by Democrats. The letter further expressed Trump's belief that his presidency would not change history and that Biden would be unaffected by it. Despite being invited to attend Biden's inauguration or host him at the White House, Trump opted out of such traditions. The memoir also details Biden's criticism of Trump's administration and its policies, including his dismissal of institutions and incitement of hatred. However, Biden's most scathing remark focused on Trump's role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, calling it \"an insurrection\" and stating that its consequences should \"follow him to his grave.\"",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump, who for years disputed his loss in the 2020 election and publicly decried the result having been stolen from him by Democratic forces, privately lauded incoming President Joe Biden as someone he believed “will be true to yourself and the American people.”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/19400200.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "What did Trump say in 2021 letter to Biden? New memoir reveals details",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/what-did-trump-say-in-2021-letter-to-biden-new-memoir-reveals-details",
        "published": "2026-11-10T20:27:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "‘To 46’: Biden reveals Trump’s gracious pre-inauguration letter in new memoir",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/to-46-biden-reveals-trumps-gracious-pre-inauguration-letter-in-new",
        "published": "2026-11-10T21:40:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Biden reveals Trump's surprising 2021 letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/biden-reveals-trumps-surprising-2021-letter",
        "published": "2026-11-10T21:46:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}