Obama came away with renewed confidence after Trump meeting

TIL Desk/World/Washington/ US President Barack Obama came away with “renewed confidence” from his 90-minute meeting with his successor Donald Trump, the White House has said, adding that the emphasis of the discussions was on ensuring smooth transition to the next administration.

“I think that President Obama came away from the meeting with renewed confidence in the commitment of the President-elect to engage in an effective, smooth transition,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told.

“The President was pleased to hear a similar commitment expressed by the president-elect,” he said. In the 90-minute meeting, Obama briefed Trump on domestic and foreign policy issues, besides his upcoming foreign trips to Greece, Germany and the APEC Summit in Peru.

“The President described to the president-elect some of the issues that he expects to come up with some of our allies and partners and other world leaders that he’ll meet with on the trip,” Earnest said. A large portion of the meeting was spent in discussions on properly staffing up and organising White House operations, he said.