“We are not Democrats first, we are not Republicans first, we are Americans first,” said President Obama, accompanied by his vice-president, Joe Biden Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated PressPresident Obama has promised to ensure a smooth transition of power to his successor Donald Trump after his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton. He urged Democrats to put aside their disappointment said that he had invited the president-elect to the White House on Thursday to discuss the process leading to the formal handover of power in January. Mr Obama, who had worked hard for Mrs Clinton during the bitterly-fought campaign, gave a statement in the Rose Garden at the White House in which he said that he had instructed his officials to “work as hard as we can to make sure that this is a successful transition for the president-elect”. “We are now all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country,” he…

Source: The Times November 09, 2016 18:00 UTC