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1st LD: Obama to talk to President-elect Donald Trump about successful transition

Xinhua, November 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday he had invited President-elect Donald Trump to the White House to "talk about making sure there is a successful transition."

Obama said he called Trump at around 3:30 am local time (8:30 am GMT) to congratulate him on winning the election.

"We are all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country," Obama said.

"The presidency and the vice-presidency is bigger than any of us," Obama said, and that his team was instructed to "work as hard as we can to make sure this is a successful transition."

U.S. Republican Donald Trump defeated his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential election, pulling a major upset after a controversial and scandalous campaign cycle. Enditem