White House Photos of the Week: Highlights of business at the White House and activities of the president during the week of March 21-25, 2018
In pictures, it looks like national security is a focal point in the White House. As a scheduled meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore was canceled this week, Pres. Trump met with South Korea's Moon Jae-in at the White House, marking a contrast in relations between the U.S. and the two enemy nations. On Wednesday Trump headed to New York on Marine One, flanked by support aircraft. By week's end, the president congratulated Naval Academy graduates. Here are the photos highlighting activities of the week as selected by the White House Press Office.
Monday, May 21, 2018
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, attends the swearing-in of new CIA Director Gina Haspel, Monday, May 21, 2018, at CIA headquarters in McLean, VA. (Official White House by Joyce N. Boghosian)
President Donald J. Trump welcomes 2017 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Martin Truex Jr. and his team to the White House, Monday, May 21, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, right, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin,left, and National Security Adviser John Bolton, right, in the Oval Office at the White House, displays his signed Executive Order for taking additional steps to address the situation in Venezuela, Monday, May 21, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House by Joyce N. Boghosian)
President Donald J. Trump hosts a dinner with state governors to discuss border security and safe communities, in the Blue Room at the White House, Monday, May 21, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Joining President Trump and members of his Cabinet for dinner, are Governor Asa Hutchinson, R-AR; Gov. Doug Ducey, R-AZ; Gov. Phil Bryant, R-MS; Gov. Susana Martinez, R-NM and Gov. Henry McMaster, R- SC. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
President Donald J. Trump bids farewell to South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the West Wing Lobby Entrance at the White House, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craiughead)
President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Susan B. Anthony List’s 11th Annual Campaign for Life Gala at the National Building Museum, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
President Donald J. Trump waves to the audience at the Susan B. Anthony List’s 11th Annual Campaign for Life Gala at the National Building Museum, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
President Donald J. Trump shakes hands with U.S. Army SSG Matthew Haggart of Fountain, CO, a Wounded Warrior patient from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, joined on a visit to the White House by U.S. Air Force SSgt Aaron Metzger of Ray City, GA; U.S. Army MSG Jon Powers of Sanford, NC, and their family members, to the Oval Office, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
Wounded Warriors and family members watch as Marine One, with President Donald J. Trump aboard, departs the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Washington, D.C. From left are: U.S. Army MSG Jon Powers of Sanford, NC; U.S. Army SSG Matthew Haggart and his wife Heather Haggart of Fountain, CO; Emily Metzger and her husband U.S. Air Force SSgt Aaron Metzger of Ray City, GA;. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
President Donald J. Trump waves as he disembarks Air Force One at JFK International Airport, in New York, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, to board Marine One en route to Bethpage, NY. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
President Donald J. Trump, joined by U.S. Representative Pete King, R-NY, and families whose loved ones were victims of MS-13 gang violence, participates in a roundtable on immigration issues and MS-13 violence at the Morrelly Homeland Security Center, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Bethpage, NY. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
Joined by support aircraft, Marine One, with President Donald J. Trump aboard, flies above the New York City skyline, Wednesday, May 23, 2019, en route to the Wall Street landing zone in New York City. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
President Donald J. Trump disembarks Marine One at the Wall Street Landing Zone, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, and departs en route to Lotte New York Palace Hotel, in New York. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
The Statue of Liberty is seen from the Wall Street Landing Zone, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Marine One is en route to JFK International Airport, in New York. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
Thursday, May 24, 2018
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Administrator of the Small Business Administration Linda McMahon, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, and members of Congress, delivers remarks prior to signing S. 2155 -the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
President Donald J. Trump, joined by actor Sylvester Stallone, left, and three-time champion boxer Lennox Lewis, meets with members of the World Boxing Council and Linda Haywood, the niece of boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion, Thursday, May 24, 2018, prior to signing a posthumous pardon for Johnson in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
President Donald J. Trump presents the Medal of Honor to Retired Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt Slabinski in the East Room at the White House, Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
President Donald J. Trump welcomes 106-year-old Pearl Harbor veteran Ray Chavez of Poway, CA, to the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Chavez, the oldest living Pearl Harbor veteran, is joined by his daughter, Kathleen Chavez, wearing a dark jacket, and friends and caretakers Richard and Jeris Rovsek. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
Vice President Mike Pence visits the grave site of Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert M. Kelly, son of White House Chief of Staff General Kelly, in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Arlington, VA. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
Friday, May 25, 2018
President Donald J. Trump attends the 2018 U.S. Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Annapolis, MD., during a celebratory flyover of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
U.S. Naval Academy graduates toss their hats at the conclusion of the 2018 U.S. Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning ceremony for 1,042 newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants, at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Annapolis, MD. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
President Donald J. Trump congratulates graduates at the 2018 U.S. Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning ceremony, where he addressed 1,042 newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants, at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Annapolis, MD. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)