Melania Trump's disappointing break with tradition

Published Jan 18 2021 at 11:21 AM GMT

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Kate Andersen Brower writes that Melania Trump will become the first modern first lady not to invite the woman who will replace her for a walk-through of the private living quarters of the White House.
And while a meeting over tea served on silver platters might seem quaint, that tradition is meaningful.
"It grounds us, knowing that two people who may have very little in common are acknowledging that something as momentous as the transfer of presidential power.