White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest released a statement on Donald Trump winning the 2016 election Wednesday morning.
Donald Trump speaks at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City (Getty Images)
“From the White House residence, the President phoned Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory early this morning,” Earnest wrote. “The President also called Secretary Clinton and expressed admiration for the strong campaign she waged throughout the country.”
Earnest noted that President Obama “will make a statement at the White House to discuss the election results and what steps we can take as a country to come together after this hard-fought election season.”
“The President invited the President-elect to meet with him at the White House on Thursday, November 10th, to update him on the transition planning his team has been working on for nearly a year,” he continued. “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.”
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