Biden grins when reporters ask if allies should be worried about Trump in the White House

President Joe Biden grinned and stayed tight-lipped arsenic reporters asked him Friday astir what helium was telling satellite leaders astir the incoming Trump administration. 

Biden is successful Lima, Peru for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum and held a trilateral gathering with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. 

After that, helium met with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte. 

In some cases, astatine the extremity of the leaders' remarks, journalists asked Biden Trump-themed questions and helium didn't respond. 

Instead helium sat successful his seat and smiled arsenic the property was escorted out. 

Two elder medication officials besides swore that Trump didn't travel up successful immoderate of Biden's meetings connected Friday. 

An authoritative who briefed reporters connected the Japan and South Korea gathering said: 'No, arsenic a substance of information the president-elect's sanction did not travel up.'

That authoritative explained that astir of the gathering betwixt the U.S., Japan and South Korea was dedicated to the worrying confederation betwixt Russia and North Korea. 

During Trump's 4 years successful bureau helium appeared to beryllium breaking done to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, boasting astir 'love letters' sent betwixt the 2 aft they met face-to-face successful Singapore successful 2018. 

However their bromance ne'er helped forge a existent atomic woody - and the narration with North Korea has frayed adjacent further erstwhile Biden came into power. 

The authoritative besides said that Trump didn't adjacent travel up successful the discourse of the incoming president's narration with Kim.   

The White House sang a akin tune erstwhile asked astir Biden's gathering with Boluarte - wherever helium was joined with a fig of members of his elder staff.

'No it truly focused connected the existent U.S. bilateral relationship,' the authoritative said.

'President Biden did underscore the value of respect for ideology and – and strengthening antiauthoritarian institutions, arsenic helium does successful each of his meetings with antiauthoritarian counterparts astir the world,' the root continued. 'But it was, it was a gathering that was precise overmuch focused connected the, frankly, the accomplishments that the Biden medication has had with Peru implicit the past 4 years.' 

Biden has not taken questions from the property since earlier Vice President Kamala Harris' predetermination nonaccomplishment to Trump connected November 5.

He did suggest during an Oval Office spray that helium wished to spot a newsman get whacked successful the caput with a tv camera. 

She had asked if helium believed helium would beryllium capable to get a ceasefire successful Gaza accomplished earlier Trump takes implicit connected January 20.