Obama says Trump ‘pragmatic,’ not ‘ideological,’ won’t revoke Obamacare, Iran nuclear deal
President Obama predicted Monday that President-elect Donald Trump won’t revoke many of Mr. Obama’s top initiatives such as Obamacare and the Iranian nuclear deal, in part because Mr. Trump isn’t “ideological.”
The president said Mr. Trump will soon find out that governing is “the hard part,” and he pleaded publicly with the president-elect not to follow through on a campaign promise to repeal an Obama program that has protected young illegal immigrants from deportation.
In a White House press conference, Mr. Obama also said opponents of Mr. Trump who have taken to the streets in protest over his election need to adjust to the “new reality” of the Republican taking over the White House.
“The people have spoken. Donald Trump will be the next president,” Mr. Obama said. “Those who didn’t vote for him have to recognize that’s how democracy works, that’s how the system operates.”
The president said he has advised the president-elect to make public efforts to bring the country together after the hard-fought and often-bitter campaign against Democrat Hillary Clinton.
“I emphasized to him that in this hotly contested election, gestures matter,” Mr. Obama said. “How he reaches out to groups that may not have supported him those are the kinds of things that can set a tone that will help move things forward.”
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