Contents of Oval Office letter Joe Biden left for Donald Trump revealed for first time

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Donald Trump has revealed what his Joe Biden wrote in his Oval Office farewell letter.

The President said on Monday that his outgoing predecessor had left him a note. As reported by the Mirror, it is a tradition for outgoing presidents to share a note with the incoming Commander-in-Chief.

Biden wrote: "As I take leave of this sacred office I wish you and your family all the best in the next four years. The American people - and people around the world - look to this house for steadiness in the inevitable storms of history, and my prayer is that in the coming years will be a time of prosperity, peace and grace for our nation."

As reported by Fox News, Biden concluded: "May God bless you and guide you as He has blessed and guided our beloved country since our founding. The note was then signed "Joe Biden" and dated January 20, the same date he left office.

Reporters asked Trump whether Biden had left him a letter, after he took the oath of office. Trump then said: "He may have. Don't they leave it in the desk? I don't know."

He then rooted around the drawers in the Oval Office and found a white envelope addressed to the 47th president. Trump later told reporters in the Roosevelt Room: "It was a very nice letter. It was a little bit of an inspirational-type letter. Enjoy it, do a good job. Important, very important. How important the job is."

The tradition of leaving letters is believed to date back to Ronald Raegan, when he penned a note to his Vice President-turned Commander-in-Chief, George Bush Sr in 1989. Trump signalled a transformative vision of America in his inaugural speech on Monday, aimed at dismantling Biden's achievements in office.

The President made clear he would do away with Biden's support for the transgender community, aggressively pursue energy extraction and ramp up deportations of millions of people living in the US.

The president's executive orders and pardons were not met favourably by everyone in his party. Following the pardoning of January 6 rioters who attacked police officers and smashed their way into the Capitol building, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, who was one of two Republicans to convict Trump following his second impeachment trial in 2021, objected to the decision.

Taking to Twitter, she said: "The Capitol Police officers are the backbone of Congress— every day they protect and serve the halls of democracy. I strongly denounce the blanket pardons given to the violent offenders who assaulted these brave men and women in uniform."

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