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| Barack Obama and Donald Trump reveal contents of White House talks in first joint appearance | Barack Obama and Donald Trump reveal contents of White House talks in first joint appearance |
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| Donald Trump has spent most of the last decade, seeking to undermine the legitimacy of President Barack Obama. | |
| He was the force behind the so-called “birther movement” in which he tried to claim Mr Obama was born in Kenya, rather than the US, and therefore was not legally qualified to be its president. | |
| So if the first meeting between the two men appeared a little cool when they spoke in the Oval Office on Thursday, it would have been little surprise. | |
| “My number-one priority in the coming two months is to try to facilitate a transition that ensures our president-elect is successful,” Mr Obama said at the end of the meeting that lasted around 90 minutes. |