Trump's transition will be paid for by private, not public, dollars under a transition agreement reached with the Biden White House.

The lighthearted ceremony, where aides and Cabinet members are forced to laugh at the president’s scripted dad jokes, comes as a concerted push for Biden to grant real-life clemency ramps up, with just 55 days before he leaves office.

U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned Peach and Blossom, two white-plumed turkeys, on Monday, sparing them from Thanksgiving dinner tables, an annual tradition that also marked the start of the Democrat's last holiday season at the White House.