Obama: Trump Has to Appreciate that He Can’t Manage the Gov’t Like a Family Business

STEPHANOPOULOS You you ve ░░░░░░░░ to the President Elect ░░░░░░░░ now several times over ░░░░░░░░ course of this transition ░░░░░░░░ have you tried to ░░░░░░░░ on him about the ░░░░░░░░ Obama Well as I ░░░░░░░░ said before the the ░░░░░░░░ have been cordial He ░░░░░░░░ been open to suggestions ░░░░░░░░ the main thing that ░░░░░░░░ ve tried to transmit ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ between governing and campaigning ░░░░░░░░ that what he has ░░░░░░░░ appreciate is as soon ░░░░░░░░ you walk into this ░░░░░░░░ after you ve been ░░░░░░░░ in you re now ░░░░░░░░ charge of the largest ░░░░░░░░ on Earth You can ░░░░░░░░ manage it the way ░░░░░░░░ would manage a family ░░░░░░░░ You can t manage ░░░░░░░░ the way you would ░░░░░░░░ a Senate office I ░░░░░░░░ was a senator before ░░░░░░░░ became president And so ░░░░░░░░ have to have a ░░░░░░░░ team around you You ░░░░░░░░ to have respect for ░░░░░░░░ and the process to ░░░░░░░░ good decisions because you ░░░░░░░░ inherently reliant on other ░░░░░░░░ So when I talked ░░░░░░░░ him about our intelligence ░░░░░░░░ what I ve said ░░░░░░░░ him is is that ░░░░░░░░ are gonna be times ░░░░░░░░ you ve got raw ░░░░░░░░ that comes in and ░░░░░░░░ my experience over eight ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community is ░░░░░░░░ good about saying Look ░░░░░░░░ can t say for ░░░░░░░░ what this means But ░░░░░░░░ are gonna be times ░░░░░░░░ the only way you ░░░░░░░░ make a good decision ░░░░░░░░ if you have confidence ░░░░░░░░ the process is working ░░░░░░░░ the people that you ░░░░░░░░ in charge are giving ░░░░░░░░ their very best assessments.”