November 10, 2016

Trump: ‘Great Honor’ to Meet With Obama

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Thursday, 10 Nov 2016 01:08 PM

President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, who have often argued bitterly against each others’ suitability to serve as the nation’s commander in chief met face-to-face for the first time at the White House Thursday in a 90-minute transition meeting followed by a cordial joint press appearance.

The meeting, initially to have lasted just 15 minutes, went on for 90 minutes, with Obama calling the results “excellent” and Trump saying he is looking forward to receiving Obama’s “counsel” as the transition of power takes place.

“This was a meeting that was going to last for maybe 10 or 15 minutes, and we were just going to get to know each other,” Trump told reporters, sitting alongside Obama for a short press announcement after the meeting.

“We had never met each…