President Obama says that President-elect Donald Trump is committed to NATO.
On the campaign trail Mr Trump was often critical of the decades-old alliance - going so far as to call it obsolete.
But speaking ahead of his last trip to Europe as President, Barack Obama told reporters that during their meeting last week Mr Trump had signalled he would not be throwing it out.
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OUT: "commitment to NATO"
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President Obama has told reporters he thinks President-elect Donald Trump is pragmatic and not driven by ideology. In a White House news conference, the President described his recent meeting with Trump as very cordial. He said it was impressive that Trump was able to energize such a large group of disgruntled voters in the presidential campaign but he sidestepped questions about prior comments he made that Trump is "temperamentally unfit" for the office.
Obama said things would be easier for his successor as the nation is indisputably in better shape than it was when he assumed office eight years ago.
IN: "Jobs have..."
OUT: "our growth"
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