The Trump-Biden show

One of the more bizarre events of the week was Donald Trump and Joe Biden sitting together in the White House and being nice to each other. It's called tradition and protocol but these two guys have, until now, been going hammer and tongs at each other. Biden said Trump was not worthy of becoming president and Trump said old Joe was a walking disaster, unable to match his mental faculties with the rest of his body. All good stuff in the nasty political world that Trump alluded to while reporters and photographers were allowed in the room before the two men got down to a serious chat. But what did they chat about? How to solve the wars in the Middle East? How to help Ukraine beat Russia? How to keep China in check? What the hell to do about Kim Jong-un? How to stifle the ayatollahs in Iran? I suspect that whatever thoughts Biden may have had, Trump didn't bother to listen. He has his own ideas and doesn't think Biden achieved much, if anything, during his four years. Certainly, the quotes the reporters got from the brief seconds they were in the room were pretty banal. Trump was cordial and Biden said all the stuff he was supposed to say according to the script he was given. Like how he promised a smooth transition etc. Trump who didn't want anything smooth when he lost to Biden in 2020, bit his tongue and said how grateful he was. It was all wonderful Alice in Wonderland stuff. Just wait for Trump's inauguration speech when he tears into the Biden administration and declares MAGA for ever.