Cable networks eager for footage of the Obamas greeting President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania at the White House were left empty-handed Thursday. Instead, their cameras remained trained on the doors outside the West Wing.
The first couple broke with tradition by canceling a photo-op with the Trumps ahead of their first-ever meeting, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The president instead met alone with Trump in the Oval Office for a 90-minute private conversation while Michelle Obama gave Melania a tour of the White House residence, where the Trump family will live.
When the Obamas first visited 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW after the 2008 election, they posed for news cameras alongside President George W. Bush and his wife Laura.
The president instead met alone with Trump in the Oval Office for a 90-minute private conversation while Michelle Obama gave Melania a tour of the White House residence, where the Trump family will live.
