US President Barack Obama (R) together with Vice
President Joe Biden (L) addresses the nation publicly
for the first time since the shock election of Donald
Trump as his successor, on November 9, 2016 at the
White House in Washnigton, D.C.
Throughout the two-year-long election campaign,
Obama has repeated a mantra that he will do all he
can to ensure the peaceful transition of power. / AFP
PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was
encouraged by Donald Trump’s efforts to reach out to
fellow Americans after a bitter election, and that the
country was “rooting” for his success as head of
state.
Obama said he had instructed his team to work hard
to ensure a successful transition for the Republican
billionaire, “because we are now all rooting for his
success in uniting and leading the country.”
“We are Americans first. We’re patriots first. We all
want what’s best for this country,” Obama said. “That’s what I heard in Mr Trump’s remarks last
night. That’s what I heard when I spoke to him
directly. And I was heartened by that.”

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