CNN’s Camerota: ‘Why Does President Obama Have To Be Gracious’ to Trump?

‘The man who questioned President Obama’s birth, his citizenship, his family, his credentials, his legitimacy?’

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CNN’s Camerota: ‘Why Does President Obama Have To Be Gracious’ to Trump? (NewsBusters)

On Thursday's New Day, during a panel discussion of the scheduled meeting at the White House between President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, and whether the two would be cordial despite their differences, co-host Alisyn Camerota at one point wondered why it is that President Obama "has to be gracious" to Trump instead of just sending an intern to meet him. Camerota: "Why does President Obama have to be gracious? Why can't, I mean, I'm curious about the optics of this. Are he and First Lady Michelle going to the front door and going to glue smiles on their face and graciously open their arms and their home to Donald Trump, the man who questioned President Obama's birth, his citizenship, his family, his credentials, his legitimacy? Or can they just send an intern to the front door to let him in?"

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