President Obama Invites President-Elect Trump to the White House

President Obama has extended an invitation to president-elect Donald Trump to meet with him at the White House on Thursday.

Press secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement that the president called both Trump and Hillary Clinton following the results of the election early Wednesday.

In his call with Clinton, Obama "expressed admiration for the strong campaign she waged throughout the country," Earnest said.

Obama will deliver a statement on the election at the White House later today.

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from ABC News: Politics http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-obama-invites-president-elect-trump-white-house/story?id=43413933

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