Obama says made specific suggestions to Trump during 'cordial' conversations

[December 17, 2016]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday his conversations with President-elect Donald Trump have been cordial and in some cases he made specific suggestions and offered thoughts about maintaining the integrity of democratic institutions.

President Barack Obama talks about cyber hacking during the U.S. presidential election as he holds his final news conference of the year at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

"He has listened. I can't say that he will end up implementing, but the conversations themselves have been cordial," Obama said at a White House news conference.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason; Writing by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Bernard Orr)

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