President Obama and Donald Trump HISTORIC Meeting 11/10/16
Channel: Khan Lo
Date: 11/01/2017

President Obama and Donald trump Meeting. President-elect Donald Trump called President Barack Obama a very fine man as the two long-time antagonists met in the Oval Office in a ritual epitomizing the peaceful transfer of power. After receiving an invitation to the White House by President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump has arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for the first official meeting between the current and future Commanders in Chief. The meeting comes just two days after the national elections that saw the country stunningly choose the Republican nominee for President over his Democratic party rival Hillary Clinton. While the Obama administration saw a Clinton election as the necessary key to continuing the legacy of the 44th President, the will of the people (or, at least, the Electoral College) saw things differently. President-elect Trump received an honorary water salute at Laguardia Airport this morning in New York City by the Port Authority Police Department before taking off for Reagan National Airport in DC. President Obama was joined by Vice President Biden yesterday, and spoke to gathered members of the press about the peaceful transition of power between the two administrations. “I had a chance to talk to President-elect Trump last night about 3:30 in the morning, I think it was, to congratulate him on winning the election and I had a chance to invite him to come to the White House tomorrow to talk about making sure that there is a successful transition between our presidencies,” he said. He continued by highlighting the fact that although he and President-elect Trump may have some “significant difference,” President George W. Bush also had areas of disagreement eight years ago. But, as President Obama pointed out, 43’s team, “…could not have been more professional or more gracious in making sure we had a smooth transition so that we could hit the ground running.”
Obama told reporters that if Trump succeeds, America succeeds at a White House meeting that encapsulated the stunning political events of the last few days since the President-elect's remarkable election victory.

Trump said he would seek Obama's counsel as president and Obama promised his full cooperation in the transition period.
The President-elect¹s first visit to Washington as the President-elect began around 10:30 a.m. when the plane emblazoned with his last name landed at Reagan National Airport, marking a new beginning for America.
Trump is also scheduled to meet with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell while in town. He is traveling with Vice President-elect Mike Pence, who will meet Vice President Joe Biden.
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The Trump-Obama meeting was unexpected just days ago. The core of Trump's campaign was his claim that Obama is incompetent. Obama, meanwhile, had mocked Trump on the campaign trail.
But in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's results, Trump and Obama have both sought to set politics aside ahead of the transition.
Trump struck a magnanimous tone first, praising rival Hillary Clinton -- who he had said on the campaign trail he would imprison -- during his election night speech.
"We owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country," Trump said, complimenting her long history of public service.