Donald Trump seeks Obama advice on appointments
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President-elect Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that he consults with President Barack Obama on some of his potential appointments — and values the President’s views.
“I have asked him what he would think of this one and that one,” Trump told NBC’s Matt Lauer on “The Today Show.”
“I take his recommendations very seriously,” Trump added. “And there are some people that I will be appointing and, in one case, have appointed where he thought very highly of that person.”
There have been “at least a handful” of conversations between the President and Trump, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday, although he declined to characterize in any detail the content of the discussions.
“The President is responsive to requests and phone calls from the President-elect,” Earnest said.
“He’s certainly pleased that he can offer advice and assistance that may be useful to the incoming administration,” he added.
Trump said he has talked to Obama about his perspective on the greatest challenges facing America.
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