The inauguration marked the formal culmination of the presidential transition of Donald Trump that began when he won the U. . Four years ago, Donald Trump stepped onto an escalator in the atrium of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York and began descending into a lobby packed with cameras. Healthy Campus Challenge Day at the White House. The victory of Biden and his running mate, Harris, was formalized by the Electoral College vote, which took place on December 14, 2020. In a clip in "Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast," Obama described her experience on former President. This program is included in the 2017 Presidential. Photographer Kevin Lamarque: "On a day when everyone, and I mean everyone, was told not to look at the eclipse without protective glasses, Trump, President of. President George W. , was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, urging a bitterly divided country to. She is the second First Lady born outside of the United States, and she is the only First. First lady Melania Trump, hosting the 139th annual White House Easter Egg Roll, kicked off the event alongside. , Barack Hussein Obama is sworn in as the 44th U. The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D. C. ”. Melania and Barron should have been in the White House on Jan. WASHINGTON – As the nation's first Black president, Barack Obama made history. Marine One carrying outgoing President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump flies past the U. S. president. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama officially welcomed President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, to the White House on Friday. But on moving day she posted a picture out a White House. The oath was given using two Bibles — one from Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration and another that Trump’s mother. Obama and Trump have seen each other in person three times since the election of Donald Trump as president. While former President Donald Trump watches his second impeachment trial unfold, Melania Trump spends most of her time post-White House relaxing at the spa and staying out of the fray. . President Barack Obama gives first lady Michelle Obama a kiss before the arrival of President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, at the White. Stephanie was previously a Vogue staffer and party planner who also worked as an unpaid adviser to first lady Melania at the very beginning of the Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump has arrived at the White House to meet President Obama. He insists it’s not why he ran. Democrats. Trump’s Inauguration vs. Capitol in Washington. Michelle Obama gave Melania the tour shortly after Donald Trump. 20, 2017, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk along the Inauguration Day parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue after he was sworn in as the 45th President of. First Lady Melania Trump unveiled her final set of White House Christmas decorations Monday with a video that shows her walking amid them, in that peculiar "this is absolutely how humans look at things" way of hers. Doug Mills/The New York Times. Weather: Noon conditions: Temperature: 28°F with winds NW at 13 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Obama overruled advisers who had suggested. When Trump takes up residence at the White House, his wife, Melania, and 10-year-old son, Barron, won't do the same. As Joe Biden is set to officially become President at noon ET, he called today “America’s day” in his speech at the US Capitol. President Donald Trump boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, on December 12, 2020. Biden, Jr. EDT. 20, 2017 file photo, from left, first lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama stand on the steps of the U. ” The reporting for the book included two interviews with the former President at his Mar-a-Lago. “Mr. The hat, created by Trump’s personal. com reported in December 2016 in response to claims to the. C. Leading up to the Inauguration and the inaugural. , January 20, 2017. The volatility is laid bare in new detail in “The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021. YouTube. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama received President-elect Donald Trump and wife Melania Trump at the front door of the White House ahead of. President Biden arrived at the White House for the first time as president on Wednesday afternoon, entering the White House grounds through the northwest gate at 3:49 p. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama with Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, before Trump's inauguration in 2017. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our. Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. 15, 2017, in. This. It cost the NYPD and the New York City Fire Department a combined total of $25. S. Obama was on hand to welcome President Donald Trump and Melania Trump at the front steps of the White House ahead of the Inauguration on Friday. 7 million to protect President Trump‘s family, private home and office for the 75 days between Election Day and. President Donald Trump stepped off Marine One Sunday, followed by son, Barron, and wife, Melania. first lady Michelle Obama listens with outgoing President Barack Obama (L) to incoming President Donald Trump speak during inauguration ceremonies at the U. , on Jan. " By. SEE ALSO. S. Reticent and uninterested in politics, Melania was infrequently seen and even. Michelle Obama hosted Ms Trump for tea in. m. Because of the crowd at the Capitol’s east front, Jackson entered the Capitol through the west front basement door. The march is expected to draw thousands from across the country to protest newly. First lady Michelle Obama, flanked by President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, greets Melania Trump at the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. WASHINGTON — With only his family beside him, Barack Hussein Obama was sworn into office for a second term on Sunday in advance of Monday’s public pomp, facing a bitterly. Melania Trump's Inauguration Gown Melania Trump wore a custom Hervé Pierre gown to the. The two couples smile, pose for pictures, and then travel together to the inauguration ceremony. The nonprofit group that oversaw Mr. See more stories on Insider's business page. 09, 2016. she and former President Barack Obama welcomed Donald and. Donald and Melania Trump arrived at the White House on Friday morning for tea with the Obamas, part of the inauguration tradition. FLOTUS has moved in. CNN —. Among those attending were Vice President Mike Pence, Chief. Melania Trump ‘s inauguration present to Michelle Obama remains a mystery — until now. Michelle Obama, greets Melania Trump at the White House, who arrives with a gift President Donald Trump walks back to the White House escorted by the Secret Service after appearing outside of St John's church across Lafayette Park in Washington, D. For months, the former first lady has been living in one of Mar-a-Lago’s many bedrooms, secluded and almost entirely out of the public eye. Trump’s inauguration and surrounding events in January 2017, the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee, had been under pressure from liberal government. Barron Trump will now be escorted by the Secret Service and NYPD, along with his mother, first lady Melania Trump, on his way to and from his private school. "Whereas former Presidents Obama, Bush, and Clinton walked side-by-side up the steps with their wives, Trump trudged ahead, leaving Melania to follow him while holding a Tiffany box. She has chosen to echo her husband’s Buy American credo by donning an entirely light blue Ralph Lauren RL, +0. WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: President-elect Donald Trump (L),and his wife Melania Trump (2ndR), are greeted by President Barack Obama and his wife first lady Michelle Obama, upon arriving at. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania are greeted by their family members on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Jan. On January 20, 2017, the peaceful transfer of American power took place in Washington, DC, as the 44 th President of the United States, Barack Obama passed the office to. His official portrait, unveiled at the White House Wednesday , will do the same. 20. 1 / 25. [+] speaking during the Republican National Convention filmed in the Rose Garden at the White. 21, 2009. Brigitte Macron, first lady Melania Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and President Trump attend a state arrival ceremony at the White House on Tuesday. A source at Ralph Lauren, however, revealed to Glamour that the. 1889 and 1897 - Grover Cleveland was the first (and only) to attend two inaugurations as outgoing president. 13:52, 20 May 2017: Lens focal length: 24 mm: Short title: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive to the Murabba Palace, escorted by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Saturday evening, May 20, 2017, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend a banquet in their honor. The blue cashmere wrap set allowed Melania a monochrome look on Inauguration Day, as she finished her outfit with matching pumps. president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, returned to the White House Wednesday, unveiling official portraits with a modern vibe in an event that. Published on March 7, 2023 @ 02:11PM. English: Melania Trump, escorted by a U. her second book since leaving the White House, after the memoir. President Barack Obama kisses former first lady Michelle Obama during the unveiling of their official White House portraits, painted by Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung, respectively. First family enters the White House for the first time. President Joe Biden plans to host a White. Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States (2009-2017) and the first African American to be elected to that office. Location: West Front, U. Obama was sworn-in as the 44 th President of the United States, and Joseph R. The creepiest home space in America is the White House’s East Colonnade, decorated for Christmas by Melania Trump and her elves with stark white branches and spooky shadows. Streaming now on Fox Nation: Former First Lady Melania Trump, in her first television interview after leaving the White House, sat down for an exclusive interview with Pete Hegseth. The infamous gift exchange took place in January 2017. Michelle Obama and Melania Trump, who moved quickly to their escort. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017. As Donald J. Trump’s inauguration at far less than President Obama’s in 2009. Oval Office, Lincoln Bedroom, Blue Room. This may be one of the only viral awkward Melania Trump moments that worked in her favor. The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. First president to take the oath of office in the White House. But nothing can be touched until the Obamas pull out of the White House driveway for the inauguration ceremony that same day. His story is the American story -- values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others. 20 fell on a Sunday in 2012. But after all of Friday's madness calmed down, people started comparing Donald Trump's arrival at the White House to that of Barack Obama eight years ago. Melania Trump presents First lady Michelle Obama with a gift at the White House on Jan. President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders from the Oval Office hours after his inauguration. When the Obamas and the Trumps met up on the White House steps, Obama was shocked that Melania handed her a gift. The decorations are mainly notable for how not-bizarre they are, though there's some comedy in the ludicrously small. 00:55 This video file cannot be played. package. 6, 2021, a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump raided the U. Yet another highlighted the difference in how President Barack Obama warmly greeted Michelle on the Capitol steps, compared with Trump’s stern acknowledgment of Melania’s arrival. There are four living former first ladies: Hillary Clinton, married to Bill Clinton; Laura Bush, married to George W. C. President Barack Obama and the first lady visited Saudi Arabia in 2015 to pay respects to the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and meet the newly appointed monarch, King Salman bin. After nearly five months of living apart, US president Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, announced on Sunday that she and the couple’s young son have. We may consider it routine, but the inaugural ceremony remains a uniquely American expression of our constitutional system. A memorial service Tuesday afternoon for former First Lady Rosalynn Carter—who died last week at the age of 96—brought out a cast of former presidents and first ladies, including a rare public. Mr. 35 minutes. Stephen Crowley/The New York Times. First lady Michelle Obama, flanked by President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, greets Melania Trump at the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara Netanyahu (left) and First Lady Melania Trump sit in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. See whether or not Obama gave up his salary. President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday looked a bit different from past ceremonies ushering in a new administration. In a letter left on Inauguration Day for President Trump that was both congratulatory. There are 300-place. S. President Donald Trump will become the fourth president in U. By Amy B Wang. First lady Michelle Obama and incoming first lady Melania Trump; Vice President Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Mike Pence; and President Barack. President Barak Obama and President-elect Donald Trump smile at the White House before the inauguration on January 20, 2017 in Washington, D. In accordance with Article I, Section 6 of the. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. Andrew McGillJan. The first president to hold the White House Easter Egg Roll. THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, distinguished guests. first lady Michelle Obama listens with outgoing President Barack Obama (L) to incoming President Donald Trump speak during inauguration ceremonies at the U. She is not nearly as active on social media as her husband. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA. Last year, the current first lady, 47, gave the. The day’s historic events navigated heightened. She is mother to Barron Trump, her husband's. As. In an Instagram post published on Monday afternoon, she opened up about her experience welcoming then-President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, to the White House in 2016 after. CNN. His story is the American story -- values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others. January 23, 2017. When Melania Trump arrived at the White House behind her husband, the newly elected president of the United States, in January 2017, she came bearing a gift: one large blue Tiffany & Co. S. Ivana Trump, 68, a model and businesswoman who was married to the President from 1977 to 1992, appeared on. Published on January 31, 2018 02:10AM EST. The inaugural committee, a private tax-exempt organization, raised nearly $107 million in donations and spent $104 million of that on the event, the most ever for an inauguration -- twice as much. On the morning of January 20, Donald Trump and Melania Trump will depart the White House as President and first lady, but they will not invite their incoming counterparts, Joe and. Bush and Bill Clinton, attended the ceremony. Donald Trump,and Melania Trump, are greeted by President Barack Obama and his wife first lady Michelle Obama, upon arriving at the White House on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Ever since President Donald Trump falsely inflated his inauguration crowd size back in 2017, it's essentially been a non-stop rollercoaster of drama at the White House. Biden, Vice. Mr. So much for the bus. They had spent the last few months in New York so Barron could finish out his school year. to muck it all up by attending her dad's. The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 To search this site, enter a search term Search. Melania Trump ‘s inauguration present to Michelle Obama remains a mystery — until now. (Jack. Obama felt the need to ease tensions in the country, thus his gesture of inviting Trump to the White House so soon after the election. While it is customary for an outgoing first lady to welcome. Trump, Melania, and Barron were rushed to a secure bunker after protesters breached barricades near the White House, contradicting the president's claim that he was there for 'inspection. United States Capitol. President Barack Obama (R) hugs First Lady Michelle Obama in the Red Room while Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett (L) smiles prior to the National. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to.