Obama phones Trump and invites him to White House

President Obama called President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday morning to congratulate him on his election victory and invite him to the White House on Thursday to discuss “the smooth transition of power,” the White House said.

Obama will discuss the election results in a statement to the press at 12:15 p.m. ET, including “what steps we can take as a country to come together after this hard-fought election season,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said. Vice President Biden will also attend Obama’s remarks in the Cabinet Room of the White House.

Earnest provided few details of Obama’s phone call with the president-elect, other than to say he called from the White House residence in the early morning hours.

Obama also called former secretary of State Hillary Clinton and “expressed admiration for the strong campaign she waged throughout the country,” he said.

-USAToday

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