W.H.: Obama’s Campaigning ‘Reflected His Authentic Views’ About Trump

KOSINSKI The President still ░░░░░░░░ concerns though is what ░░░░░░░░ re saying EARNEST What ░░░░░░░░ m saying is that ░░░░░░░░ forceful case that the ░░░░░░░░ made on the campaign ░░░░░░░░ leading up to Election ░░░░░░░░ reflected his authentic views ░░░░░░░░ the stakes of the ░░░░░░░░ and about the candidate ░░░░░░░░ he went all in ░░░░░░░░ support KOSINSKI Obviously there ░░░░░░░░ nothing in this meeting ░░░░░░░░ would change any of ░░░░░░░░ EARNEST Well I guess ░░░░░░░░ I m saying is ░░░░░░░░ the meeting was not ░░░░░░░░ to try to resolve ░░░░░░░░ variety of concerns that ░░░░░░░░ Obama had raised on ░░░░░░░░ campaign trail The meeting ░░░░░░░░ focused on the transition ░░░░░░░░ it went well KOSINSKI ░░░░░░░░ you think that some ░░░░░░░░ Trump s advisers have ░░░░░░░░ prior to this meeting ░░░░░░░░ about looking for all ░░░░░░░░ the ways or wanting ░░░░░░░░ list of all the ░░░░░░░░ that they could roll ░░░░░░░░ Obama s policies back ░░░░░░░░ on day one Does ░░░░░░░░ President fully expect that ░░░░░░░░ happen EARNEST Well listen ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ what their transition process ░░░░░░░░ Obviously our goal is ░░░░░░░░ make sure that the ░░░░░░░░ president elect can hit ░░░░░░░░ ground running and can ░░░░░░░░ success when it comes ░░░░░░░░ uniting and leading the ░░░░░░░░ That s what the ░░░░░░░░ promised yesterday Convening the ░░░░░░░░ in the Oval Office ░░░░░░░░ is part of making ░░░░░░░░ on that promise How ░░░░░░░░ choose to use the ░░░░░░░░ and what priorities they ░░░░░░░░ to set for their ░░░░░░░░ days of the Trump ░░░░░░░░ is something you ought ░░░░░░░░ ask him KOSINSKI What ░░░░░░░░ the President expect EARNEST ░░░░░░░░ president s expectation is ░░░░░░░░ the incoming president will ░░░░░░░░ his own priorities and ░░░░░░░░ them accordingly And again ░░░░░░░░ goal is to provide ░░░░░░░░ the kind of advice ░░░░░░░░ would give the president ░░░░░░░░ and his team the ░░░░░░░░ to succeed in uniting ░░░░░░░░ leading the country That ░░░░░░░░ what he s indicated ░░░░░░░░ he has made his ░░░░░░░░ And we certainly are ░░░░░░░░ to do everything we ░░░░░░░░ over the next 71 ░░░░░░░░ to support him in ░░░░░░░░ effort.”