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Live updates: Trump meets Obama at the White House

US President elect Donald Trump has met with President Barack Obama at the White House following yesterday's election victory.

Mr Trump said he had discussed "a lot of situations, including some difficulties" with the serving President - and said he looked forward to more meetings together.

In other developments:

  • Thousands of protesters across the US have taken to the streets in demonstrations against Republican Donald Trump's victory
  • Theresa May and Donald Trump held their first talks this afternoon.
  • The European Commission President said he hopes Trump will outline his position on key issues such as trade, relations with Nato and climate change "in the next few months".
  • Yesterday Hillary Clinton said Trump must be given a 'chance to lead'
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What are Trump's first tasks now he's been elected?

A meeting between Donald Trump and Barack Obama has given the President-elect a taste of what's to come.

As work begins in earnest to create the Trump administration, here's what his first tasks might involve:

  • Putting a new White House team in place including his Chief of Staff and Secretaries of State and Defense.
  • In total he must make 4,000 political appointments.
  • The process of Trump becoming Commander-in-Chief starts with daily in-depth intelligence briefings
  • There will be an emergency exercise - known as a "Black Swan" - before he takes office
  • Prioritise key issues for his first 100 days in power, such as building the Mexican border wall
  • It could also include repealing Obamacare and economic measures such as cutting taxes and raising tariffs on imported goods
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