President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump addressed the media after meeting at the White House on Thursday, November 10. After each gave brief remarks and the press started asking questions, Obama offered some additional advice for his successor: "Here's a good rule: Don't answer the questions when they just start yelling."
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A woman argues with New York police officers during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 9. Erin Michelle Threlfall, the woman pictured, told The Huffington Post she was attempting to intervene on behalf of a man she says the police were beating. At least 25 US cities have seen protests since Trump won the presidential election.
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Donald Trump supporters cheer as they watch election results in New York on Tuesday, November 8. Entering Election Day, Trump's chances of winning were seen as remote; most polls showed Hillary Clinton with marginal but steady leads. But Trump swept swing states such as Florida and North Carolina and pulled off unexpected wins in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on his way to victory.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivers her concession speech in New York after losing the election on Wednesday, November 9. She apologized to her staff and supporters and said she offered to work with President-elect Donald Trump on behalf of the country. "Donald Trump is going to be our president," she said. "We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead."
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Ilhan Omar, a candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives, arrives for her victory party in Minneapolis on Tuesday, November 8. Omar, a former Somali refugee, will be the first Somali-American legislator in the United States. The women who won: Down-ballot candidates make history
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First lady Michelle Obama has tea in the White House with Melania Trump, wife of President-elect Donald Trump, on Thursday, November 10. Obama also gave Trump a tour of the residence, and the two moms discussed raising children there, Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
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U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth declares victory in her bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Illinois on Tuesday, November 8. Duckworth, a Democrat and Iraq war veteran who lost both of her legs in a helicopter crash, defeated incumbent Mark Kirk.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a former Republican presidential candidate, addresses his supporters after winning re-election in Florida on Tuesday, November 8. Rubio defeated U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy.
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President-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech as his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, applauds on Wednesday, November 9. "Every single American will have the opportunity to realize his or her fullest potential," the Republican said. "The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer."
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A Donald Trump supporter holds a campaign sign with Pepe the Frog drawn on it during a rally in Minneapolis on Sunday, November 6. Pepe is a popular Internet meme that has gone through various incarnations over the years. During the 2016 campaign, some twisted it into a hate symbol, said the Anti-Defamation League.
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People react to election results at the Javits Center, where Hillary Clinton was holding an election night event in New York on Tuesday, November 8.
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Margot Gerster, a resident of White Plains, New York, was hiking with her daughter, Phoebe, and their dog, Piper, when she ran into Hillary Clinton on Thursday, November 10. It was the first time Clinton had been seen outside the election bubble since she conceded the presidential race to Donald Trump. "She seemed as well as anybody could be expected after such a crazy, crazy experience," Gerster told CNN's Erin Burnett. "She couldn't have seemed any nicer or, you know, kinder and gracious to me."
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Police face off with anti-Trump protesters on a freeway in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, November 10. Nine hours after accusing the media of inciting professional protesters, the President-elect reversed course on Friday, November 11, praising those same protesters as having "passion for our great country."
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Trucks are parked in front of New York's Trump Tower to provide a protective barrier for President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, November 10.
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The Obamas and the Clintons attend a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in Philadelphia on Monday, November 7.
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President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, pose for photographers at the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan, second from right, on Thursday, November 10. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Trump's running mate, is on the right.
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An empty lectern is seen at the Javits Center in New York, where Hillary Clinton was originally scheduled to speak on election night. But her campaign manager, John Podesta, told the crowd early on Wednesday, November 9, that Clinton would not be speaking. At the time, Clinton was behind in the Electoral College with several states still too close to call. She later conceded in a phone call to Trump.
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"I voted" stickers are placed at the gravesite of Susan B. Anthony in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday, November 8. Anthony, a social reformer who died in 1906, played a major role in the women's suffrage movement.
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Donald Trump looks at his wife, Melania, as they cast their votes in New York on Election Day.
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A man votes at a polling station inside an Austin, Texas, grocery store on Election Day.
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Donald Trump's election victory is projected onto the Empire State Building in New York on Wednesday, November 9.
