Jill Biden has shared details about the transfer of power in her new memoir, A View from the East Wing, according to The Independent. Released on June 2, 2026, the book reportedly offers a personal account of the “cold” exchange she had with Melania Trump during the ride to the Capitol for the Jan. 2025 inauguration.
Biden writes that the lead-up to the event was shaped by campaign tensions, revealing that she thought carefully about what to wear to send a message of unity and so chose a purple suit instead of a blue one. Despite that deliberate choice of clothing, the actual meeting between the two couples at the White House was apparently quite awkward.
