President Obama: Well, I just had
the opportunity to have an excellent conversation with President-elect
Trump. It was wide-ranging. We talked about some of the organizational
issues in setting up the White House.
We talked about foreign policy.
We talked about domestic policy. And
as I said last night, my
number-one priority in the coming two months is to try to facilitate a
transition that ensures our President-elect is successful.
And I have been very encouraged by the, I think, interest in
President -- President-elect Trump's wanting to work with my team around many of the
issues that this great country faces. And I believe that it is
important for all of us, regardless of party and regardless of political
preferences, to now come together, work together, to deal with the many
challenges that we face.
And in the meantime, Michelle has had a chance to greet the incoming
First Lady. And we had an excellent conversation with her as well, and
we want to make sure that they feel welcome as they prepare to make this
transition.
And most of all, I want to emphasize to you, Mr. President-elect, that we
now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed --
because if you succeed, then the country succeeds.
Please, Mr. Trump.
President-Elect Trump: Well, thank
you very much, President Obama. This was a meeting that was going to
last for maybe 10 or 15 minutes, and we were just going to get to know
each other. We had never met each other. I have great respect. The
meeting lasted for almost an hour and a half. And it could have -- as
far as I'm concerned, it could -- could have gone on for a lot longer.
We really -- We discussed a lot of different situations, some wonderful
and some difficulties. I very much look forward to dealing with the
President in the future, including counsel. He's -- He explained some of the
difficulties, some of the -- the high-flying assets and some of the --
some of the really
great things that have been achieved.
So, Mr. President, it was a great honor being with you, and I look
forward to being with you many, many more times in the future.
President Obama: Sure. All right.
President-Elect Trump: Thank you,
sir.
(Source: Americanrhetoric.com)
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