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Government going after the press if they're issuing other story they don't like. i mean, that's an issue that i think we've 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. it's 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 judgments about what worked for the american people, and i hope that building off the

And didn't like what i stood for. and, you know, i think that whenever you've 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 it's a new reminder that elections matter, and voting counts. and so -- i don't 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. >> elections matter, that's a message he repeated more than once we saw a different tone from the preside...

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 don't 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, that's 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 we've seen over the last several weeks or longer of him being on the campaign trail, throwing barb...

Legacy from obamacare to climate change policy are at risk in a trump administration. asked about those questioning trump's right to rule, the president said trump won. >> hopefully it's a reminder that elections matter. and voting counts. and so i don't 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 trump's victory. >> what's clear is that he was able to tap into, yes, the anxieties, but also the ...

Relied on misleading head lienh on the campaign trail. >> when you're a candidate and you say something that is inaccurate or controversial, it has less impact than it does when you're president of the united states. >> reporter: the president has seen defeat before. after the 2010 and 2014 midterm elections. >> i'm not recommending for every future president that they take a shellacking like i did last night. you know, i'm sure there are easier ways to learn these lessons. >> reporter: no laughter today as the cornerstones of his legacy, obamacare, to climate change policy, are at risk in a t...