by nolan d. mccaskill 11/09/16 07:35 am est president barack obama invited donald trump to meet with him this week and will deliver a statement on the historic election results on wednesday, the white house said. obama invited president-elect trump to meet with him thursday at the white house <u+201c>to update him on the transition planning his team has been working on for nearly a year,<u+201d> press secretary josh earnest said in a statement. <u+201c>ensuring a smooth transition of power is one of the top priorities the president identified at the beginning of the year and a meeting with the president-elect is the next step.<u+201d> story continued below earnest said obama placed calls early wednesday morning to trump <u+201c>to congratulate him on his victory<u+201d> and democratic nominee hillary clinton to express <u+201c>admiration for the strong campaign she waged throughout the country.<u+201d> he also said the president will deliver remarks on the election later wednesday. <u+201c>the president will make a statement on wednesday at the white house to discuss the election results and what steps we can take as a country to come together after this hard-fought election season,<u+201d> earnest said. the white house statement came shortly after trump campaign manager kellyanne conway told nbc<u+2019>s <u+201c>today<u+201d> that obama and trump had spoken. <u+201c>it was a very warm conversation, and we were happy to receive the call from the president,<u+201d> conway said. <u+201c>they had a great, thorough conversation about mr. trump's victory. he was congratulated. and i think they resolved to work together, which is exactly what this country needs to get the current president and the president-elect and others who are in leadership positions to help unify and heal the country. we expect that the two gentlemen will be meeting soon.<u+201d> the conciliatory tone from the trump camp and the administration was a marked contrast with this year's brutal campaign, where trump repeatedly insinuated obama was not born in the u.s., while the president said the real estate mogul was fundamentally unfit for the oval office. but early on wednesday, at least, it appeared that both sides hoped to put some of that rhetoric behind them. by bill scher by joshua zeitz by thomas wright by jack shafer
trump and obama expected to meet on thursday - politico
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