Wednesday, 20 May 2020

White House portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama will not be unveiled until Donald Trump leaves office

Barack and Michelle Obama's presidential and first lady portraits will not be unveiled and hung in the White House until Donald Trump is out of office.  It was revealed on Tuesday morning, May 19, that the tradition of previous presidents returning to the White House to meet with their successor to unveil their portraits, will be skipped.
 The long-held tradition seems to span back to the 1970s. It sees current presidents attending the unveiling ceremony of the portraits of their predecessors and their wives during their first term.
 At the past unveiling ceremonies, the former president, first lady, staff and close friends and family are able to mingle with the current White House occupant and his administration and family.
 However, as Trump's first term comes to an end, people familiar with the matter told NBC that the unveiling of the Obamas' portraits will not happen during Trump's presidency due to the bitter feud between Trump and Obama.

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