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The difference between Trumps and Obamas in three photos

By EDDY KAGERA August 28th, 2018 1 min read

What is the difference between Donald Trump and Barack Obama? Well, Trump is the incumbent US president while Obama left office in 2016.

Another difference is that while Obama is black and gentlemanly, Trump is white and can at times be, well, never mind.

But beyond that, it seems the Trumps treat visitors differently from the Obamas.

On Monday night, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at the White House.

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But how they posed for the photo op was different from how President Obama and then First Lady Michelle Obama posed when they hosted the Kenyattas at the White house in  September 2014.

While the Obamas had their guests sandwiched between them, for Trump, it was the was the other way round.

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in the arrival of the President of Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenya's First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at the White House on August 27, 2018 in Washington,DC. PHOTO|  JOAN PERERUAN
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in the arrival of the President of Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenya’s First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at the White House on August 27, 2018 in Washington,DC. PHOTO| JOAN PERERUAN
How the Obamas welcomed the Kenyattas to White House in 2014. PHOTO | WHITE HOUSE
How the Obamas welcomed the Kenyattas to White House in 2014. PHOTO | WHITE HOUSE

The Obamas also accorded the Trumps similar treatment after the latter won presidency in America.

US President Barack Obama (R) and First Lady Michelle Obama (L) welcome then President-elect Donald Trump (2nd-R) and his wife Melania to the White House in Washington, DC January 20, 2017. PHOTO |AFP
US President Barack Obama (R) and First Lady Michelle Obama (L) welcome then President-elect Donald Trump (2nd-R) and his wife Melania to the White House in Washington, DC January 20, 2017. PHOTO |AFP