{
  "id": 20129846,
  "title": "‘We’d be friends if it weren't for politics': Biden recounts Trump's message after 2024 bid in new memoir",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/wed-be-friends-if-it-werent-for-politics-biden-recounts-trumps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T06:42:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/wed-be-friends-if-it-werent-for-politics-biden-recounts-trumps-message-after-2024-bid-in-new-memoir-101794722562560.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former US President Joe Biden recounted a warm message from his successor, Donald Trump, in his upcoming memoir 'Promise Me, America'. Biden detailed his interaction with Trump in the memoir, which covered his administration's efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. Biden shared that Trump had written him a rare letter of appreciation following the 2024 election, expressing they would be friends if not for politics. Biden defended his time in the White House, criticizing Trump for denying the 2020 election results and his role in the Capitol riots, while also acknowledging the existence of a more amicable side to Trump.",
  "summary": "In his memoir “Promise Me, America”, Biden wrote about a letter from Trump containing some rare words of appreciation after a fiercely-contested 2024 election.",
  "key_points": [
    "Biden recounted Trump's message of friendship in his memoir.",
    "Trump wrote a rare letter of appreciation post-2024 election.",
    "Biden criticized Trump for denying the 2020 election results."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}