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As White House Tours Resume, President Trump Surprises Visitors With Personal Welcome

March 7, 2017 By Tim Vickey

Photo courtesy Pixabay.

First Lady Melania Trump recently announced that White House tours would resume this morning.

“I am excited to reopen the White House to the hundreds of thousands of visitors who come each year. The White House is a remarkable and historic site and we are excited to share its beauty and history. I am committed to the restoration and preservation of our Nation’s most recognizable landmark.”

As the visitors embarked on their 45-minute self-guided tour, one group was surprised when President Donald Trump emerged from behind a screen on the first floor of the White House, near a portrait of former First Lady Hillary Clinton.

Trump welcomed a touring group of grade school children and invited them to pose with him for a photo, which Jack Cornish from Birmingham, Alabama, took the president up on his offer. Before returning to his private quarters, the president told the group of students to “work hard everybody, work hard.”

White House tours are open to the general public and can be obtained by requesting tickets through congressional offices. Tours take place Tuesday through Saturday.

You never know what surprises may await you on a @WhiteHouse tour! pic.twitter.com/VNLpoXRZs4

— Cliff Sims (@CSims45) March 7, 2017

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Filed Under: DC, The White House, Uncategorized, White House History

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