Here 's what Barack Obama told his daughters the morning Trump won the election . 
Like millions of Americans , Barack Obama was struggling to explain the results of last week 's election , a New Yorker profile on the president revealed . 
Obama campaigned furiously for Hillary Clinton throughout the presidential campaign , and repeatedly painted Republican Donald Trump as bigoted and xenophobic . 
But when Trump won the election in a shocking upset , Obama still had some comforting words to say to his daughters . 
"What I say to them is that people are complicated ," Obama told The New Yorker 's David Remnick : . 
Trump and Obama seem to have struck a conciliatory tone since Trump 's election , at least publicly . 
The two met privately last week , and Obama said he will continue to counsel Trump throughout the transition of power .
Like millions of Americans , [TGT] was struggling to explain the results of last week 's election , a New Yorker profile on [TGT] revealed . 
[TGT] campaigned furiously for Hillary Clinton throughout the presidential campaign , and repeatedly painted Republican Donald Trump as bigoted and xenophobic . 
But when Trump won the election in a shocking upset , [TGT] still had some comforting words to say to [TGT] daughters . 
"What I say to them is that people are complicated ," [TGT] told The New Yorker 's David Remnick : . 
Trump and [TGT] seem to have struck a conciliatory tone since Trump 's election , at least publicly . 
The two met privately last week , and [TGT] said [TGT] will continue to counsel Trump throughout the transition of power .