First lady Jill Biden extended a gesture of kindness to incoming first lady Melania Trump after she did not accept her traditional invitation for tea at the White House in November. As a substitute, Jill Biden passed a note to President-elect Donald Trump for his wife.

First Lady Jill Biden has reportedly claimed that Melania Trump refused to take her up on an offer of a customary transition meeting over tea. Traditionally, the White House hosts the outgoing and incoming first ladies in a meeting over tea to signal the transition from one administration to the next;