Biden and his aides work to ignore Trump - but it won't be easy Ashley Parker and Matt Viser, The Washington Post Feb. 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail President Joe Biden is shown at the White House in Washington on Feb. 10, 2021.Washington Post photo by Bill O'Leary WASHINGTON - During the campaign, the guidance from President Joe Biden's team was clear: Engage with Donald Trump as little as possible. Now, after riding that strategy to the White House, the directive on when to engage with the former president is even starker: "Never," said Biden communications director Kate Bedingfield. "Joe Biden is president, and we're focused on what we're doing, day in and day out," Bedingfield said. "The focus is entirely on President Biden's agenda, and Donald Trump doesn't factor in that for us."