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President Donald J. Trump Meets with State of the Union Guests


President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guests, from left to right, Robert Mickens, Evelyn Rodriguez and Elizabeth Alvarado and Freddy Cuevas, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady Melania Trump, as they are recognized by President Trump during his speech. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)



President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guests U.S. Marine Cpl. (Ret.) Matthew Bradford, and his wife and child, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady Melania Trump, as they are recognized by President Trump during his speech. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)



President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guests, Supervisory Special Agent CJ Martinez, right, of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations unit, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady Melania Trump, as they are recognized by President Trump during his speech. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)


President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guests, Albuquerque, NM, police officer Ryan Holets and family, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady Melania Trump, as they are recognized by President Trump during his speech. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)



President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guests, Preston Sharp and family, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady Melania Trump, as they are recognized by President Trump during his speech. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)



President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, U.S. Coast Guard aviation electronics techcian Ashlee Leppert, right, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady Melania Trump, as they are recognized by President Trump during his speech. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)



President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guests, Sandy Keplinger, left with her brother Steve Staub of Staub Manufacturing Solutions, and their employee,  skilled welder Corey Adams , to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady Melania Trump, as they are recognized by President Trump during his speech. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)



President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guests, Corey Adams, a skilled welder for the Staub Manufacturing Solutions in Ohio, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady Melania Trump, as they are recognized by President Trump during his speech. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)



President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, David Dahlberg, a fire prevention technician in California, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady Melania Trump, as they are recognized by President Trump during his speech. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)



President Donald J. Trump welcomes State of the Union honored guest, Jon Bridger, founder of the Cajun Navy, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The State of the Union guests will be seated with First Lady Melania Trump, as they are recognized by President Trump during his speech. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

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