Dear President Trump, As I take leave of this sacred office I wish you and your family all the best in the next four years,” the letter Biden left Trump reads, according to t

US President Donald Trump has shared the contents of a letter that his predecessor Joe Biden left in his Oval Office desk this week. Mr Trump had to be reminded of the long-held tradition that departing presidents tend to leave letters to their successor when he returned to office on Monday.

Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Biden is the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.