The Obamas Cancel Traditional Photo-Op With The Future POTUS And FLOTUS

Donald Trump is meeting with President Obama at the White House today. (By the time you read this, it’ll probably be past tense.) I guess the entire meeting is supposed to signal that this will be a smooth transition of power.

Both Donald and his wife Melania arrived at the White House around 11 a.m. ET. President Obama will meet with Donald in the Oval Office, while Michelle Obama will take Melania on a tour of her (Melania’s) future home. This isn’t anything new. It’s tradition. But as the Wall Street Journal notes, it’s all kinds of awkward. President Obama actively campaigned against Trump. He said he was unfit to be president.

Remember that one time he said, “I don’t think he’ll end up being president of the United States”?

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Good times.

But get this. The Obamas canceled the traditional photo-op. Weird, huh?

The Obamas canceled a photo-op of the current and future first couples outside the south entrance of the White House. In his first visit to the White House after the 2008 election, Mr. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama posed for the cameras alongside President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush. The decision not to participate in this tradition illustrates how bitter the campaign was, particularly for Mrs. Obama who delivered some of the most emotional arguments against electing Mr. Trump.

Oh, that’s right. Michelle Obama is triggered by Donald’s presence. She’s incapable of acting like a freaking adult and posing for a picture.

The Obamas were probably dying inside all day.  I love it.