First Lady Michelle Meets With Successor Behind Closed Doors

“The only reason he’s president is because of an arcane, insane 18th-century idea called the Electoral College”.

“In addition to breaking with decades of historical precedent and First Amendment principles, this decision could leave Americans blind about his whereabouts and well-being in the event of a national crisis”, White House Correspondents’ Association President Jeff Mason said. “We will all come together and be proud!”

Trump noted the meeting was scheduled to last just 10-15 minutes but took much longer than expected and could have gone even longer. While voters headed to the polls this week, the Electoral College ultimately has the final say on who becomes the next president.

Mr. Trump declined to identify a single top priority upon taking office, saying: “I have a lot of first priorities”.

Neither Obama nor Trump, who shook hands during the meeting, took questions from the media.

During the actual meeting, they could have discussed their firsts – and seconds – in the White House. The Economist painted the picture this way, “Mr. Trump tore through the Rust Belt states, such as Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin, turning red a swath of states that had not voted for a Republican nominee in decades”.

Donald Trump on Friday tweeted about several protests that erupted across the United States following his victory on Election Day.

From the White House, Trump headed to Capitol Hill for meetings with House Speaker Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, to discuss the GOP legislative agenda. First lady Michelle Obama met with Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, while Vice President Joe Biden met with Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

For his part, Trump said it was a “great honour” to meet the president and said he looked forward to future meetings.

News organizations had for weeks tried to coordinate a pool of journalists who could begin to travel with Trump immediately after Election Day if he won election.

Trump was brutal toward Obama during his campaign speeches, repeatedly attacking the president’s policies from healthcare to an Iran nuclear deal.

Trump echoed his sentiments in an interview with Lesley Stahl on CBS’s 60 Minutes calling the provision to prevent denial of insurance from patients with pre-existing conditions one of Obamacare’s “strongest assets”. Among those things, Trump said, “We’re going to lower taxes, as you know”.