Barack Obama’s White House handover letter to Donald Trump – in full During the election campaign, Barack Obama kept his distance from the media furore around Donald Trump, rarely even mentioning the […]

During the election campaign, Barack Obama kept his distance from the media furore around Donald Trump, rarely even mentioning the property billionaire by name.

And after the inauguration, images of the Obamas on holidays, far from the 24-hour Trump-led news cycle, showed the public that they were not going to be the focal point of the Democrats’ opposition.

But for a few weeks, Mr Obama did try to lend some assistance to his successor, with a meeting at the White House before Inauguration Day and, according to a document procured by CNN, a letter.

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