Contrast: The night before the Obamas and the Clintons looked buoyant as they attended a rally in Philadelphia - but polls showing she would win were wrong
Posted on 11/09/2016 8:10:51 AM PST by COUNTrecount
President Barack Obama called to congratulate Donald Trump after his surprise victory, and invited him to a meeting at the White House.
A White House spokesperson said on Wednesday morning that the two men had spoken, and that President Obama had asked to president elect to travel to Washington DC on Thursday so they could begin to discuss the transition on power.
It appears that the two men spoke shortly before 4am on Wednesday.
The White House said in a statement: '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.'
That call came after President Obama's somber election night speech on Wednesday, during which he told Americans: 'No matter what happens, the sun will rise in the morning'.
Obama will also deliver a statement, with Vice President Joe Biden, from the White House's Brady Press Briefing Room at 12.15pm ET.
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Contrast: The night before the Obamas and the Clintons looked buoyant as they attended a rally in Philadelphia - but polls showing she would win were wrong
I do not think he should go to the WH. I would be concerned for his safety. JMHO.
We are we going to do about these “polls” in the future?
Ditto
Trump should take his tape measure with him so he’ll know how many moving boxes it’ll take to get all that Kwanza crap out of the People’s House.
If I was him, I’d bring a food taster with me.
I wouldn’t eat or drink anything they offered if I were him.
‘No matter what happens, the sun will rise in the morning’.
Yes, and a little brighter too!
I feel GREAT again!
Take a food tester with you if you go Donald!!!! Don’t eat or drink anything!! Come to think of it just do a video phone conference.
Latex gloves, food taster...Scalia ring a bell?
I’m totally serious...there are invisible, odorless toxins...just like Putin’s enemies.
Paul Ryan up yapping right now! POS!!!
Just say no.
He could be poisoned or anything. I would stay FAR away from obama and hillary and anything they control or touch. The White House is filled with evil and needs to be fumigated before Trump even walks into the place.
I hope Trump brings a real copy of the birth certificate with him.
The night before, she had already cancelled her fireworks display.
:-)
I think he should go in and out quickly. Obama is a snake. Since Chris Cristie is head of his transition team leave him behind to discuss transition. Imho
Polonium summit?
and to make sure Stanley Steamer brings a big enough truck of hot water.
I am so freakin’ happy today, ya’ll can’t imagine!!!
OBAMA’S ELECTION NIGHT MESSAGE FOR AMERICANS
This has been an exhausting, stressful and sometimes downright weird election for all of us.
But here’s what I want everybody to know: While we’ve certainly seen some new things this time around, what isn’t new is that our democracy has always been rowdy and raucous.
We’ve been through tough and divisive elections before and we’ve always come out stronger for it. That’s what makes America special, the idea that while progress isn’t guaranteed, each of us has the power to choose our path, not just on nights like this, but everyday in between. It is a beautiful and fragile gift and we should treat it that way.
So whether your chosen candidates win or lose tonight, let’s all agree not only to stay engaged, but to push ourselves to do even better. To vote not just when a president’s on the ballot, but for Congress and mayor and school board and dog-catcher. To educate ourselves on the issues and to join with our neighbors in tackling the ones that face our communities. And, most importantly, to see each other not simply as Democrats or Republicans, but as fellow Americans. To treat each other with the respect and empathy and kinship that title, Americans, demands. That’s especially true here on a place like Twitter, but it’s something we can bring with us to everything we do online and off. We can choose to see the best in one another.
Have a good night everybody. And remember, no matter what happens, the sun will rise in the morning and America will still be the greatest nation on earth.
Bring your own food testers, Donald.
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