{"id":84796,"date":"2021-01-21T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=84796"},"modified":"2021-01-21T18:49:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T13:19:00","slug":"hoax-letter-claims-donald-trump-wrote-joe-you-know-i-won-to-joe-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hoax-letter-claims-donald-trump-wrote-joe-you-know-i-won-to-joe-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoax letter claims Donald Trump wrote “Joe, You know I won” to Joe Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joe Biden’s inauguration<\/a> as the 46th US President took place on January 20. While outgoing President Donald Trump did not attend the inauguration ceremony, White House spokesperson Judd Deere told AFP<\/a> that he left a letter for his successor before leaving office.<\/p>\n

An image of a letter allegedly from Trump to President Biden began circulating on the internet. The one-line letter reads, “Joe, You know I won.” It also appears that the letter has been signed by Trump.<\/p>\n

Grant Stinchfield of Newsmax tweeted the image and wrote, “I got a copy of the letter President Trump left behind for @JoeBiden.” It gained close to 1,000 retweets. (archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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I got a copy of the letter President Trump left behind for @JoeBiden<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1hVbstPQuj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Grant Stinchfield (@stinchfield1776) January 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sharjah-based Hend bint Faisal Al Qasimi, Emirati princess of Al Qasimi family, <\/span>also tweeted<\/a> the image.<\/p>\n

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President Trump left a letter at the White House for President-elect Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com\/lA1ZNzNQAv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hend F Q (@LadyVelvet_HFQ) January 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So did Padma Shri awardee Adnan Sami.<\/p>\n

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Trumps letter to President Joe Biden !!! pic.twitter.com\/f8rjyquYD9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) January 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This image has been shared by multiple users on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook. Along with English, the image has been shared in Vietnamese<\/a>, Thai<\/a>, Spanish<\/a> and Japanese<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Alt News received several requests on our WhatsApp helpline number (+917600011160) and official Android application<\/a> to authenticate the letter.<\/p>\n

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Fact-check<\/h4>\n

As per The Washington Post<\/a>, the tradition of Presidential letters to successors started in 1989 when Ronald Reagan was passing the Presidential baton to his Vice President, George HW Bush. According to CNN<\/a>, these letters are handwritten.<\/p>\n

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Trump has shirked several Presidential traditions including conceding election in a congratulatory phone call, welcoming the President-elect and the incoming First Lady to the White House and attending the successor\u2019s inauguration. There was uncertainty around Trump upholding the norm of writing a letter to President Biden.<\/p>\n

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From the last sitting President to lose reelection. George HW Bush was a true American and gentleman. Will Trump leave a letter to @JoeBiden<\/a>? “You will be our President when you read this note. … Your success now is our country’s success. I am rooting hard for you.” pic.twitter.com\/JvZKy1VJE1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 John Anzalone (@JohnAnzo) January 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On January 20, President Biden was asked if Trump had offered him a letter at the Oval Office. He responded<\/a>, “The president wrote a very generous letter,” referring to Trump. “Because it was private, I won’t talk about it until I talk to him. But it was generous.”<\/p>\n