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Obama hails 'excellent conversation' with Trump at White House

Published: 10 Nov 2016 - 09:04 pm | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 04:31 pm
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss transition plans in the White House Oval Office in Washington, U.S., November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss transition plans in the White House Oval Office in Washington, U.S., November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

AFP

Washington: Barack Obama and his successor Donald Trump held a 90-minute transition meeting in the Oval Office Thursday, with the outgoing president vowing his support after an "excellent conversation."

Obama pledged his administration would "do everything we can to help you succeed, because if you succeed, then the country succeeds."

Trump said the pair "discussed a lot of different situations -- some wonderful and some difficulties," and said he looked forward to receiving Obama's counsel.

The two men ended the historic White House encounter with a handshake and refused to take questions