First lady meeting in U.S. could fail due to pre-commitment of Melania

CNN and others reported that Melania, the wife of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, is not expected to accompany Trump on his visit to the White House on the 13th.

As a result, the usual meeting between the first lady and the next first lady, which has been held at the White House meeting for the transition between the incumbent president and the next president-elect, is likely to fail this time.

CNN said Jill Biden invited Melania, but Melania said she was unable to accept the invitation, citing a pre-arranged schedule for her recently published memoir.

During the 2020 presidential election, when President Biden won, a meeting between the incumbent president and the next president-elect was not held because then-President-elect Trump did not accept the results of the presidential election.

However, a source who responded to CNN's report said that it has not yet been decided whether Melania will accompany Trump's White House practice on the 13th.