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Trump to Meet With Barack Obama in the White House as Transition of Power Begins

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President Barack Obama is set to welcome President-elect Donald Trump into the White House as the transition process beings in Washington. It will be their first face-to-face meeting ever. Vice President-elect Mike Pence will be meeting with Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama will also meet with her successor, Melania Trump.

Donald Trump and his running mate will begin receiving daily Presidential briefings and vetting cabinet appointees as well as Supreme Court nominees. The transition efforts follow the most contentious presidential campaign in modern times and tensions are sure to be high. Obama and Trump have traded jabs throughout the years. It remains to be seen how smooth the transition effort will be, given the rivalry. Trump will assume office on January 20th.

RNC Day 1: Speakers to Focus on National Security to “Make America Safe Again”

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Photo Courtesy of Haddad Media: CEO of the Creative Coalition Robin Bronk, actor Harry Hamlin, actress Wendie Malick, and Politico's Daniel Lippman

Photo Courtesy of Haddad Media: CEO of the Creative Coalition Robin Bronk, actor Harry Hamlin, actress Wendie Malick, and Politico’s Daniel Lippman

The long awaited Republican National Convention, where Donald Trump will be named the party’s nominee, kicks off today, July 18 in Cleveland, Ohio and runs from Monday through Thursday, July 21.

The RNC’s first-day theme will be “Make America Safe Again,” a play on Donald Trump’s famous campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” Tonight’s speakers will highlight immigration policy, defense, and counterterrorism policy.

Monday’s speakers include Melania Trump, Rudy Giuliani, actor Scott Baio, Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson, former Texas Governor Rick Perry, Benghazi survivors, Joni Ernst, and Tom Cotton. Pat Smith, the mother of the Benghazi embassy attack victim Sean Smith, will also be speaking as well as survivors Mark Geist and John Tiegen.

Soap-opera actor and model Antonio Sabato, Jr. will be speaking about religion. U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Sean Duffy (R-WI), and Ryan Zinke (R-MT) also have speaking slots along with Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), and Joni Ernst (R-IA).

You can live stream the entire RNC coverage here.