Posted on 11/10/2016 10:47:01 AM PST by Innovative
President-elect Donald Trump and President Obama pledged Thursday to work together after their first meeting, starting the whirlwind transition that will unfold over the next 10 weeks until Trump is sworn into office Jan. 20.
An hour and a half after Trump entered the White House through the South Lawn entrance — avoiding news cameras and the president's staff — a group of reporters was ushered into the Oval Office, where the president and president-elect were seated in the high-backed armchairs at the end of the room.
In a sign of how tensions between the two politicians have not disappeared in the immediate aftermath of the election, the White House did not arrange for the traditional photo-op between the current first couple and the incoming one, a custom that George W. Bush and his wife Laura observed when the Obamas visited the White House in 2008. Melania Trump met separately with Michelle Obama.
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Let's hope Obama won't start a war to try to claim he has to stay in office longer.
“This is how it’s done every time.”
Well not exactly, the Bushes extended the standard photo op courtesy of meeting the couple at the White House, Michelle put the ix-na on that one, she was not going to participate.
News is that Obama refused to pose for the traditional pic with Trump. Rush speculates that Trump read Obama the riot act at their unusually long 90-minute meeting (usual is 20 minute meeting.)
Probably reminiscent of the O turd picture with Netenyahu. They both looked like they would rather have root canal treatment.
I can’t help but wonder what kind of childish mischief the outgoing White House staff will resort to. Remember all the missing “W” keys and lewd drawings in fax machine paper?
The one with Obama giving Netanyahu the finger?
Wow, the Media assumes they can go right ahead reporting “news” as if anyone gives a damn.
To the Media: You’re dead. Kaput. Finis.
It could end being missing “T” keys.
Could it be that MICHELLE noticed MELANIA making mental notes to herself on how she was going to redecorate the WHITE HOUSE living quarters and was unable to keep her composure?
Now where does Rush come up with that baloney? I think Trump is a bit smoother than that.
How does one actually “discuss” anything with an enemy islamist?
Trump probably had “words” for Obama; Mrs. Trump is so beautiful, it would have “forever” made Michelle look B-a-d.
Great video at the link of their address to media. President Trump, man of humility, class!
Juliet Eilperin...this woman is a cliché, a NE yenta red doper diaper baby. She can’t get over it. I can imagine her husband a bad Jewish Liberal Upper Westside stereotype with round shoulders and a gay guy beard.. She probably has two kids with snowflakes names like Abby and Evan who she makes play with gender neutral dolls while sipping on organic cacao, lactose free, free trade certified soy milk. She worships at the altar of dead babies, class envy and self hate. Anywho this article is pure propaganda, the meeting was reported by other news outlets as warm, cordial and productive.
Any of you get the feeling that like the left-wing Mexican president, Obama offered this meeting while hoping or believing that Trump wouldn’t accept?
He just keeps being underestimated. lol
He was saying it to counter the BS that one of the media agencies was saying that Obama read the riot act to Trump.
Who really knows other than the people who were there.
I am just glad we only have 70 days left of Obozo in office.
Thank you for the thread. I especially like the photo slideshow at the WaPo link
Bookmarking!
Hey, that was my line! Perfect illustration.
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