Trump will meet President Joe Biden in the Oval Office, just a week after beating the vice president Kamala Harris win a second term as president. The meeting between the outgoing president and his successor is an awkward post-election ritual that could be even more disconcerting than usual because of the animosity between the two men.

Biden has spent months calling Trump a threat to democracy. Trump has repeatedly called Biden the worst president ever.

But with the election behind them, Biden called Trump last week to congratulate him on his victory and invite him to Washington — a courtesy Trump received. refused to extend to him after Biden defeated him in 2020.