We are different.”The two leaders moved from the arrival ceremony to the Oval Office for private meetings. They emerged for a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden and again sought to emphasise the strong relations between their two nations. The arrival ceremony marked the beginning of a daylong visit that was due to be capped with a lavish state dinner in a tent on the South Lawn for about 400 guests. During the arrival ceremony, Obama spoke about how Italian-Americans have helped shape the US. Obama said that experience reveals a “truth we must never forget, and that is that America was built by immigrants, America is stronger because of immigrants, America is great because of immigrants”.

Source: The Guardian October 18, 2016 23:15 UTC