Yippee : President-elect Trump is on his way to Washington:

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[h=1]President-elect Trump is on his way to Washington: Full presidential motorcade and celebrations at New York's LaGuardia Airport as Obama extends olive branch at the White House[/h]

• President-elect was driven by the Secret Service with new presidential levels of security from Trump Tower in New York just after 9.10am
• He boarded his private Boeing 757 at LaGuardia Aiport - where it was given a ceremonial farewell with two fire trucks spraying jets of water in the air
• He will meet President Barack Obama in the Oval Office for talks on the 71 days of transition from Democrat to Republican - after Obama's speech yesterday calling for an end to divisions
• Trump is accompanied by his wife Melania who will have private meeting with Michelle Obama and Joe Biden's wife Jill

By ASSOCIATED PRESS and FRANCESCA CHAMBERS, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 14:00, 10 November 2016 | UPDATED: 15:37, 10 November 2016

 

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President-elect Trump is on his way to the White House - leaving Trump Tower in a motorcade for the short flight to Washington, DC with full presidential security.
For the first time he had the Secret Service full-scale presidential entourage afforded to the commander-in-chief, including an ambulance at the rear.
The motorcade left the side entrance of Trump Tower just after 9.10am for the short journey to LaGuardia Airport, New York, where his private Boeing 757 was waiting.
By 9.36am his plane was taxiing for the journey to Washington, with Trump ,his wife Melania and his vice-president elect Mike Pence on board.
Outside Trump Tower was surrounded by New York City Police Department officers over fears of protests like those which erupted last night.
Outside Trump Tower was surrounded by New York City Police Department officers over fears of protests like those which erupted last night. By 9.36am his plane was taxiing for the journey to Washington, with Trump, his wife Melania
President Obama is set to welcome his successor to the White House, extending an olive branch to a man he has blasted as unfit to serve as commander in chief and who led the charge to challenge the legitimacy of his own presidency.

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President-elect Donald Trump arrives in Washington, DC, for a meeting with current president Barack Obama at the White House

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Trump flew into Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia, which is just a 15 to 20 minute drive to the White House

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Thursday's Oval Office meeting is the symbolic start of the transition of power from Obama to Trump, who will enter the office in January

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While in Washington, DC, Trump also plans to meet with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, to discuss the GOP legislative agenda.

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Ceremonial farewell: Two firetrucks sprayed jets of water in the air as Trump's plane taxied at La Guardia airport

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Goodbye New York: Trump waved from his armored SUV as he swept out of Trump Tower just after 9.10am

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On board: President-elect Trump walked up the rear stairs to his private 757 with his wife Melania (circled) ahead of him. Vice-president elect Mike Pence is also on the trip

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Fist lady in waiting steps out: Melania Trump left the armored SUV as she prepared to board the plane to Washington to meet Michelle Obama. Her Secret Service codename is Muse

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On his way: When Trump lands in Washington he will meet the president in the Oval Office with Mike Pence, his vice-president-elect at his side. Joe Biden, the vice-president, will also be present

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Historic trip: This will be the first meeting between Obama and Trump at the White House - and possibly ever. The pair are never known to have met although they have been in the same rooms

 

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Thursday's Oval Office meeting is the symbolic start of the transition of power from Obama, a Democrat who ushered in a sweeping health care law and brokered a landmark nuclear accord with Iran, and Trump, a Republican who has promised to wipe away those initiatives. Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
First lady Michelle Obama planned to meet privately in the White House residence with Trump's wife, Melania Trump, while Vice President Joe Biden prepared to see Vice President-elect Mike Pence.
Also on Trump's schedule was a meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, to discuss the GOP legislative agenda.
Ryan, who holds the most powerful post in Congress, has been a sometime critic of Trump, was slow to endorse him and did not campaign with the nominee. Vice President-elect Mike Pence intended to join them.
The anticipated show of civility at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue contrasted with post-election scenes of protests across a politically divided country.
Demonstrators from New England to the heartland and the West Coast vented against the election winner on Wednesday, chanting 'Not my president,' burning a papier-mache Trump head, beating a Trump pinata and carrying signs that said 'Impeach Trump.'

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Waving goodbye: Airport workers waved and took photographs of the departing president-elect's plane as it made the short journey to Washington

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On the move: The president-elect was in a full Secret Service protective motorcade for the first time

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Mogul is heading to Washington: POTUS-elect Trump was in a Secret Service armored SUV for the trip to La Guardia airport

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Ambulance too: The use of an emergency medical vehicle in the motorcade puts President-elect Trump's protection at the same level as Obama's

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Welomce: President Obama's meeting is the symbolic start of the transition of power

 

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Republicans were emboldened by Trump's stunning victory over Hillary Clinton, giving the GOP control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.
'He just earned a mandate,' Ryan said.
In an emotional concession speech, Clinton said her crushing loss was 'painful and it will be for a long time' and acknowledged that the nation was 'more divided than we thought.'



Still, Clinton was gracious in defeat, declaring: 'Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.'
Trump was uncharacteristically quiet in the aftermath of his triumph and made no public appearances Wednesday. He huddled with jubilant, sleep-deprived advisers at his eponymous skyscraper in Manhattan, beginning the daunting task of setting up an administration that will take power in just over two months.
He also met with Pence and took calls from supporters, family and friends, according to spokeswoman Hope Hicks.

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Waiting: Trump was being greeted at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, by another Secret Service motorcade

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Might not be a comfortable meeting: Michelle Obama was last seen on stage on Monday night endorsing Hillary Clinton before her defeat. She will meet Melania Trump in the White House while their husbands talk in the Oval Office

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First lady-in-waiting: Melania Trump will have talks with the current First Lady about life in the East Wing.

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Getting ready for Trump power: The White House surroundings are now under construction in preparation for the inauguration in January

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On his way: The massive effort to get ready for President Trump is not just inside the West Wing and Oval Office - it is outside in the public areas around the White House

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Yuge effort: The scale of construction works needed for the inauguration means that like transition, they begin now

In Washington, Trump's scant transition team sprang into action, culling through personnel lists for top jobs and working through handover plans for government agencies.
A person familiar with the transition operations said the personnel process was still in its early stages, but Trump's team was putting a premium on quickly filling key national security posts.
The person was not authorized to discuss details by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.
According to an organizational chart for the transition obtained by The Associated Press, Trump was relying on experienced hands to help form his administration.
National security planning was being led by former Michigan Rep Mike Rogers, who previously worked for the FBI. Domestic issues were being handled by Ken Blackwell, a former Cincinnati mayor and Ohio secretary of state.
Trump was expected to consider several loyal supporters for top jobs, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani for attorney general or national security adviser and campaign finance chairman Steve Mnuchin for Treasury secretary.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Tennessee Sen Bob Corker were also expected to be under consideration for foreign policy posts.

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Massive police presence: This was the scene around Trump Tower in New York late on Wednesday night and early on Tuesday morning.

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Protests: Trump's defeat of Hillary Clinton has left the far-left angry and some came to New York's Trump Tower to hang him in effigy

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Cost: The policing bill for the protests, which were unlicensed, will be huge, after NYPD put huge amounts of manpower on the city's streets

As president-elect, Trump is entitled to get the same daily intelligence briefing as Obama - one that includes information on US covert operations, information gleaned about world leaders and other data gathered by America's 17 intelligence agencies.
The White House said it would organize two exercises involving multiple agencies to help Trump's team learn how to respond to major domestic incidents.
If Trump makes good on his campaign promises, the nation stands on the brink of sweeping change in domestic and foreign policy.
He's pledged to repeal Obama's health care law and pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran. He's vowed to build a wall along the US-Mexico border and temporarily ban immigration from nations with terror ties.
It's unclear whether Trump will embrace many of the traditions of the presidency.
He'll enter the White House owning his own private jet as well as a hotel just blocks away on Pennsylvania Avenue. He never allowed journalists to fly on his plane during the campaign, as is customary for White House nominees.
Issues of transparency bubbled up right from the start. On Wednesday evening, Trump aides said they would not bring the press corps to Washington with the president-elect for his meeting with Obama, breaking long-standing protocol.

 

[KingEleven]

to be a fly on the wall!

 

[Greenbacks]

90 minute meeting

 

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[Dave007inVegas]

90 minute meeting

Longest 90 minutes of their lives.

 

[SheriffJoe]

Why is he still flying in his own plane? Isn't that a potential security issue?

His motorcade has full Secret Service presidential protection.

 

[roadreeler57]

Why is he still flying in his own plane? Isn't that a potential security issue?

His motorcade has full Secret Service presidential protection.

Probably saving the taxpayers some money....Leading by example...

 

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First Lady Michelle Obama met her successor this afternoon, greeting the president-elect's wife Melania Trump at the White House when she arrived and hosting her for tea.

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A photo of the women chatting in the Yellow Oval Room was posted by the current administration hours later - and only after DailyMail.com put public pressure on the White House to release it

 

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First Lady Michelle Obama met her successor this afternoon, greeting the president-elect's wife Melania Trump at the White House when she arrived and hosting her for tea.

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A photo of the women chatting in the Yellow Oval Room was posted by the current administration hours later - and only after DailyMail.com put public pressure on the White House to release it

 

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Political duties: President-elect Donald Trump and future First Lady Melania traveled to Washington, D.C. on Thursday

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First couple: Melanie and Donald held hands as they walked alongside Majority Leader Mich McConnell at the US Capitol

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Solid support: Melania remained close by her husband throughout the visit

United front: The two posed for plenty of pictures together during their first outing following the election

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Thumbs up! While Melania kept an incredibly straight face throughout the trip, Donald looked thrilled about the visit

 

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Picturesque: The couple met with House Speaker Paul Ryan, who showed them the view from his balcony on Capitol Hill