The president and president-elect later waited for cameras as they strode along the Colonnade to the Oval Office. 之后,当总统和总统当选人沿着柱廊走向总统办公室的时候,他们接受了记者的拍摄。
Later on Wednesday, the new president is expected to meet with his National Security Council to start reevaluating the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 在总统交接时期里,总统当选人奥巴马对全球事务保持缄默,以表示对布什政府的尊重。