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US President Barack Obama (R) together with Vice President Joe Biden addresses the nation publicly for the first time since the shock election of Donald Trump as his successor, on November 9, 2016 at the White House in Washington, DC.

Obama on Trump: 'We are now all rooting for his success'

Democratic party nominee Hillary Clinton walks on stage with US President Barack Obama during a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, on Independence Mall, November 7, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Obama's final campaign event with Clinton

Presidential candidates Donald Trump (R) speaks with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during a break at the the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate at University of Colorados Coors Events Center October 28, 2015 in Boulder, Colorado.

Election night isn't a party for presidential transition staff

Obama's last campaign

The image provided by Architectural Digest shows the Yellow Oval Room in the White House in Washington in a cover story about . Designer Michael S. Smith specified a Donald Kaufman paint for the Yellow Oval Room. Artworks by Paul Cézanne and Daniel Garber flank the mantel. Smith mellowed the Yellow Oval Room with smoky browns, greens, golds, and blues. The 1978 Camp David peace accords were signed at the antique Denis-Louis Ancellet desk, front left. President Barack Obama likes to say the White House is the "people's house." Architectural Digest photos are giving the public its first glimpse of private areas on the second floor of the White House that Obama, his wife, Michelle, daughters Malia and Sasha and family dogs Bo and Sunny have called home for nearly eight years. (Michael Mundy/Architectural Digest via AP)

The first look inside Obama's private White House living quarters

US President Barack Obama speaks during a Hillary for America campaign event for Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the CFE Federal Credit Union Arena at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, October 28, 2016.

Obama: FBI can't be politicized

US President Barack Obama speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 3, 2016.

Obama rebukes supporters for shouting down Trump protester

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Obama commutes dozens more lengthy sentences

U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the audience after speaking at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on November 2, 2016 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Obama defends Obamacare, slams GOP while campaigning for Clinton

The Courts

WASHINGTON - JUNE 25: The exterior view of the U.S. Supreme Court is seen June 25, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court has ruled to give more freedom for interest groups and unions to run TV ads before elections, and also ruled to limit taxpayers' rights to challenge government initiatives as unconstitutionally promoting religion. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Supreme Court takes up transgender school bathroom case

US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas gestures, 10 September 1991, during confirmation hearings before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, in Washington D.C..

Woman accuses Clarence Thomas of groping her in 1999

Associate Justice's of the U.S Supreme Court, Justice David H. Souter (L), Clarence Thomas (2nd-L), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2nd-R) and Stephen G. Breyer (R) attend the swearing in ceremony for Samual Alitod in the East Room at the White House February 1, 2006 in Washington, DC.

Justice Clarence Thomas: Washington is 'broken in some ways'

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer in March 2012.

Justice Stephen Breyer: No 9th justice, no problem

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the memorial service for former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at the Mayflower Hotel March 1, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court legacy

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia listens as US President George W. Bush speaks at the the Federalist Society's 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner at Union Station in Washington, DC 15 November 2007. AFP PHOTO/SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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Stephen Breyer and Kim Kardashian are pictured in this composite image.

Supreme Court justice invokes, then throws shade on, Kardashian robbery in oral arguments

Flowers bloom in front of The United States Supreme Court building November 6, 2015 in Washington, DC.

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People march to demand the release of Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera near the White House in Washington, DC, on January 11, 2017. / AFP / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama commutes FALN member Oscar López Rivera's prison sentence

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, walks through the lobby of Trump Tower on November 18, 2016 in New York City.

Kushner in talks with Bush-Cheney veteran for WH job, sources say

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Republican president-elect Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to the crowd during his acceptance speech at his election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City. Donald Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Pence won't say if Russia should be punished for hacking

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US President Barack Obama holds a year-end press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, December 16, 2016.

Obama's parting words: 'We're going to be OK'

Ethics office tweets in middle of Tom Price hearing

Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the next Secretary of Education, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill January 17, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Betsy DeVos' 'clerical error' dates back to nearly two decades

President Barack Obama smiles during his final presidential news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama: 'You're supposed to be skeptics'

US Senator Joe Manchin leaves after a meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower December 12, 2016 in New York.

Manchin: Concerned about Trump Cabinet picks Price, DeVos

Rep. Tom Price, R-GA, testifies before the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on his nomination to be the next health and human services secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 18, 2017. / AFP / Mandel Ngan (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats grill HHS pick Tom Price

President Barack Obama holds the last news conference of his presidency in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House January 18, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Obama offers reassurance mixed with warnings

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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley addresses an audience at the National Press Club on September 2, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Trump nominee questions US funding of UN

US President-elect Donald Trump boards the elevator after escorting Martin Luther King III to the lobby after meetings at Trump Tower in New York City on January 16, 2017. / AFP / DOMINICK REUTER (Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images)

Republicans excited about Trump -- and worry about what he'll say next

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt arrives at Trump Tower on December 7, 2016 in New York City.

Trump's EPA pick: Human impact on climate change needs more debate

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Obama stops to talk with visiting school children outside the West Wing of the White House, April 29, 2015. The President was returning from a walk with Shanna Peeples, the 2015 National Teacher of the Year, when he met the children and their chaperones.

Obama administration drops last-minute Education Department rule change

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Capitol Hill January 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. Pruitt is expected to face tough questioning about his stance on climate change and ties to the oil and gas industry. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)

Senate grills Pruitt on environmental issues

Obama calls voter fraud fears 'fake news'

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Obama: Voter fraud fears constitute fake news

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Nikki Haley hopes to "educate" Trump

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Film Subject President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Mrs. Barbara Bush attend the HBO Documentary special screening of "41" on June 12, 2012 in Kennebunkport, Maine.

George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush hospitalized

Melania Trump considering male social secretary

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Chairman's Global Dinner, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in on January 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. The invitation only black-tie event offered an opportunity for Trump to introduce himself and members of his cabinet to foreign diplomats. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)

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Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) (3rd R) speaks during a news conference with a bipartisan group of House members outside the U.S. Capitol May 20, 2014 in Washington, DC.

Schumer: Mulvaney disqualified for budget director job due to unpaid taxes

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Gabbard makes unannounced trip to Syria

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Democrats challenge Trump's education pick

Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos arrives before testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Trump education pick painted by Dems as unqualified

President Barack Obama with first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia, right, and Sasha, left, walk on the tarmac to board Air Force One at Air Station Cape Cod in Massachusetts on August 21, 2016.

Obama cites daughters as example for how to react to election outcome

An ISIS militant stands guard at a checkpoint captured from the Iraqi Army outside Beiji refinery, 155 miles north of Baghdad, on June 19.

As Donald Trump takes over, a diminished ISIS awaits

President Barack Obama pauses during his final presidential news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Así defendió Obama el fin de "pies secos, pies mojados"

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a press conference January 11, 2017 at Trump Tower in New York.
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Trump's new world disorder

Rep. Tom Price gets into an elevator at Trump Tower, November 16, 2016 in New York City.

Under fire, HHS nominee Tom Price says financial dealings were legal

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) addresses the second annual Conservative Policy Summit at the Heritage Foundation January 12, 2015 in Washington, DC. The theme for the summit this year is "Opportunity for All, Favoritism to None." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Tom Price, HHS nominee, on abortion, guns and other health issues

Vice President-elect Mike Pence speaks with reporters following a GOP caucus meeting at the Capitol on January 4, 2017.

Mike Pence: Trump 'getting very close' to Obamacare replacement

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CAIRO, EGYPT: A woman cheers in Tahrir Square after it is announced that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was giving up power February 11, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. After 18 days of widespread protests, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced that he would step down.

2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts

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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 11: President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news cenference at Trump Tower on January 11, 2017 in New York City. This is Trump's first official news conference since the November elections. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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The women behind the Women's March on Washington

circa 1989: Forty-First president of the United States George Bush (1989 - 1993). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

41: President George H.W. Bush

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate Scott Pruitt arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, to testify at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EPA pick breaks with Trump on climate change

Obama: President not a job you can do alone

File photo: A group of detainees kneels during an early morning Islamic prayer in their camp at the U.S. military prison for 'enemy combatants' on October 28, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Guantanamo Bay Naval Station Fast Facts

Commander of the US Central Command Gen. James N. Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2014 and the future years of the defense program on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

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Former US Vice President Dick Cheney during a dedication ceremony at Emancipation Hall of the US Capitol Visitor Center on December 3, 2015 in Washington, DC

Dick Cheney Fast Facts

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie exits a voting booth after casting his ballot for New Jersey governor in the general election as his wife Mary Pat Christie (L) looks on in a polling center on November 05, 2013 in Mendham, New Jersey.

Christie: My wife wouldn't move with me to DC

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Obama pushes through controversial moves before Trump takes over

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Trump Tower on January 13, 2017, in New York City.

Trump wrote inauguration speech himself

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Obama thanks press in final news conference

Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mir Seddique Mateen poses with his wife, Noor Salman, in a family photo posted online.

Orlando nightclub shooter's widow pleads not guilty

COLLEGE STATION, TX - JUNE 13: Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush (C, bottom) performs a tandem parachute jump with Army Golden Knight Sgt. Bryan Schnell on June 13, 2004 over the Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas. (Photo by U.S. Army/Texas A&M University via Getty Images)

George H.W. Bush Fast Facts

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Obama: Manning's sentence was disproportionate

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Myanmar Fast Facts

"Two days after the election, the President meets with President-elect Donald Trump." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Source: Trump national security team slow to engage

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt arrives at Trump Tower on December 7, 2016 in New York City.

Trump's EPA pick took hands-off approach to environmental crisis that shook Oklahoma

Barack Obama

Rating President Obama's biggest speeches

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Trump nominee: We can't trust Russia

Trump was saying 'Make America Great Again' long before he claims he thought it up

In this handout photo provided by The Guardian, Edward Snowden speaks during an interview in Hong Kong.

Russia extends Edward Snowden's asylum to 2020

President Barack Obama speaks during a surprise appearance at White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest's last daily press briefing of the Obama administration in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, January 17, 2017.

Obama approval hits 60% as end of term approaches

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Trump on Lewis: 'He got caught in a bad lie'

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Power: Grave mistake to ignore Russian actions

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UN envoy on Putin: A murderer of journalists isn't a good partner

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Oklahoma Attorney General and President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt, meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), on Capitol Hill January 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

What's on the agenda for Wednesday in Washington

Madame Tussauds puts the finishing touches to the new waxwork.

Wax and mane: Donald Trump statue unveiled at Madame Tussauds

Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Confirmation hearings for Trump's Cabinet

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Rep. Paul Ryan

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This still frame grab recorded on June 6, 2013 and released to AFP on June 10, 2013 shows Edward Snowden, who has been working at the National Security Agency for the past four years, speaking during an interview with The Guardian newspaper at an undisclosed location in Hong Kong. Snowden, who has said he wants to apply for asylum in Russia, is studying his options and likely to make a decision shortly, a lawyer said on July 16, 2013. AFP/Getty Images

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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 11: President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news cenference at Trump Tower on January 11, 2017 in New York City. This is Trump's first official news conference since the November elections. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Sanders: 'We are not a compassionate society'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes hands with son-in-law Jared Kushner (R) during an election night party at a hotel in New York on November 9, 2016. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel handles folders at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin on November 9, 2016. handles folders at the start / AFP / TOBIAS SCHWARZ (Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Germany cannot afford to turn its back on the US

The lectern stands empty as reporters await the arrival of Director of Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan for a press conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, December 11, 2014. The head of the Central Intelligence Agency acknowledged Thursday some agency interrogators used "abhorrent" unauthorized techniques in questioning terrorism suspects after the 9/11 attacks. CIA director John Brennan said there was no way to determine whether the methods used produced useful intelligence, but he strongly denied the CIA misled the public. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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US President-elect Donald Trump answers journalists questions during a press conference on January 11, 2017 in New York.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Barack Obama waves to spectators after his speech at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by Scott Andrews-Pool/Getty Images)

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Members of the 'Black Lives Matter' group protest the death of Ezell Ford as the Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signs into law an ordinance raising the minimum wage to USD 15 an hour by 2020, in Los Angeles, California on June 13, 2015. Los Angeles is the first major city to sign the ordinance and the increase will be USD 6 from the current USD 9 per hour. AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Earnest to journalists: Hold Trump accountable

Jeh Johnson is the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the agency responsible for overseeing the Secret Service. He responded to news of the settlement Wednesday.

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Final days inside the Obama White House