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Wolf, he said its a healthy thing the party is going through a time of reflection. that may be an understatement. as the president begins to leave for his final foreign trip tonight, its clear he wanted to get ahead of that trip so he can send the message to world leaders that donald trump will be the next president, and he may not be as unqualified as president obama once declared. wolf? >> jeff, thank you. jeff zeleny in new york city for us. president obama declined to comment on donald trump...

08. >> i think thats why were hearing reports that he wants to put off the trial for trump university, he wants to pay full attention to what is happening on his transition team, and to kind of learn the ins and outs of what it takes to reside over a country. and so it is challenging. i think someone with no political experience is -- has quite a bit of catching up to do. i think thats an understatement. >> all right. amy, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. so what role should democ...

Wing or wherever he finds it appropriate but he runs this transition like his campaign. the decision making is up to him. thats it. >> let me bring you into the conversation. some stunning images here in the nations capitol yesterday. donald trump not only meeting with the president but members of congress. what makes that interesting is even members of his own party, he has had some tensions. house speaker paul ryan, what were your takeaways and what is your sense about how well hes going to be...

Relationship would be an understatement. not only because donald trumps role in the birther movement but keep in mind president obama has been one of donald trumps chief critics over the last year, as well. this will be the first meeting the two will have. the last time they were in a room together was three years ago at the white house correspondents dinner. you will remember then, president obama took aim at donald trump from the podium in the brunt of a joke. that said, a white house official...

Joe johns is "outfront" live in chappaqua, new york. joe, that had to be the hardest thing shes ever done in her life. she indicated it was very painful. i think that is probably a huge understatement. what are you hear about her mind set right now? >> i think you hit the nail on the head. somber is the word. the speech she gave today visibly painful for hillary clinton. it is clear she wanted to try to console her supporters but frankly did just not have a lot to work with. the campaign did mai...

Thats a great place to start when looking at how we have presidencies move from one person to another person despite the fact they may be contemptuous of each other. lbj didnt have a lot of use for richard nixon and yet -- is that an understatement? >> a clear statement. >> ike was contemptuous of jfk. couldnt believe that a kid like jfk would sit in his chair in the oval office and yet theres some magic every four years. yesterday barack obama provided that for us. >> i think all three of them ...

Baldwin. thank you for being with me with. voters from coast to coast have spoken and decided to elect former reality tv star, businessman donald trump as the nations 45th president of the united states. mr. trumps resounding victory has been characterized in a couple of different ways, including voters ultimate rejection of the washington establishment as an uprising of blue-collar frustration as a racist backlash against the countrys first black president. so say some so what really led to thi...

And crooked hillary. >> what that translates into as a president, thats -- thats a -- what youre identifying is a key political skill that was never identified as a political skill before he used it as such a good effect. its not translated into how you govern. >> no. >> the only thing we know about how hes going to govern is what he says hes going to do. >> the world stage is so different. hes alarmed would be an understatement to be his state of mind. this is going to be a high wire act and pe...

Donald trump, and what we will see tomorrow. lets go right now to nbc senior white house correspondent chris jansing. she joins me now from the white house with the reaction. chris, josh earnest has now gone on the record. what else are you being told at the white house? >> well, look, obviously, everyone here as you saw with the trump campaign, happy, but with the clinton campaign, absolutely stunned. theyre shocked here. none of the numbers they looked at that they believed in suggested anythi...

Thats what it comes down to. >> hugh hewitt, well continue to knock this around in this room. were going to fit in a break. we are covering to call it a fluid situation at the presidential level is an understatement. well be right back.