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Government going after the press if theyre issuing other story they dont like. i mean, thats an issue that i think weve got to wrestle with. and we will. people have asked me how you feel after the election and so forth, and i say, well, look, this is a clarifying moment. its a useful reminder that voting counts, politics counts, what the president-elect is going to be doing is going to be very different than what i was doing, and i think people will be able to compare and contrast and make judg...

And didnt like what i stood for. and, you know, i think that whenever youve got an incoming president of the other side, particularly in a bitter election like this it takes a while for people to reconcile themselves with that new reality. hopefully its a new reminder that elections matter, and voting counts. and so -- i dont know how many times we have to relearn this lesson, because we ended up having 43% of the country not voting who were eligible to vote. but it makes a difference. >> electi...

While for people to reconcile themselves with that new reality. hopefully it is a reminder that elections matter and voting counts. and so, you know, i dont know how many times we have to relearn this lesson because we ended up having 43% of the country not voting who were eligible to vote, but it makes a difference. >> so elections matter, thats a message, that sort of theme he repeated more than once. so, don, we saw a very different tone from the president today in this press conference than ...

Legacy from obamacare to climate change policy are at risk in a trump administration. asked about those questioning trumps right to rule, the president said trump won. >> hopefully its a reminder that elections matter. and voting counts. and so i dont know how many times we have to relearn this lesson, because we ended up having 43% of the country not voting who were eligible to vote. but it makes a difference. >> reporter: after intense criticisms, president obama sounded almost impressed by tr...

Relied on misleading head lienh on the campaign trail. >> when youre a candidate and you say something that is inaccurate or controversial, it has less impact than it does when youre president of the united states. >> reporter: the president has seen defeat before. after the 2010 and 2014 midterm elections. >> im not recommending for every future president that they take a shellacking like i did last night. you know, im sure there are easier ways to learn these lessons. >> reporter: no laughter ...

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