President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met for several hours behind closed doors at the White House on Thursday for a long-awaited sit-down that abruptly ended before a planned joint media availability in the Oval Office was to take place.
The Brazilian leader, who goes by the mononym Lula, arrived at the White House at 11 am for what was meant to be a photo-op with Trump, a closed-door meeting and a working lunch, but shortly after his arrival, the Oval Office photo opportunity and press availability was pushed back until after the meeting and then it was canceled altogether.
