Amid protests, Donald Trump to make first White House visit to Barack Obama as President-elect
Despite increasing protests over his election as the next President of the United States, Donald Trump will make his first trip to the White House as President-elect today.
Outgoing President, Barack Obama had on Wednesday, expressed his desire to oversee a smooth handing over procession, and that move leading to January 20, 2017’s final handover will begin today.
“Sometimes you lose an argument,” Obama said during his emotive speech. “We are Americans first. We’re patriots first. We all want what’s best for this country”
Meanwhile, the growing unrest in several cities across the country continue, with protesters burning an orange-haired Trump head in effigy, lighting bonfires and blocking traffic.
New York City protests against Donald Trump's presidency. They haven't stopped coming. pic.twitter.com/qwZlBe2i0L
— Phil McCausland (@PhilMcCausland_) November 10, 2016
Obama and Trump’s meeting today will come with some degree of awkwardness, as the newly elected president taunted POTUS with countless barbs – questioning whether Obama was born in the United States – during his campaign.
On Obama’s part, he deemed Trump as being “uniquely unqualified” to be president.
Their unavoidable meeting will be aimed at bringing the deeply divided country together after a supremacy battle that at times, appeared more tribal than partisan.
