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US election results: Five bumpy White House transitions

President Barack Obama took the first step in passing the presidential baton to his successor Donald Trump after the two spoke for more than an hour in what was meant to be a brief meeting.

"He's a good man," said Mr Trump, the soon-to-be 45th president, of his predecessor.

But that fresh sentiment follows years of contentious clashes between the two men. Mr Trump has referred to Mr Obama as the "worst president" in the country's history and led a challenge to the legitimacy of his presidency by questioning where he was born.

Mr Obama has returned stinging criticisms by calling Mr Trump "unfit" to be commander-in-chief.

Though their meeting appeared to be cordial, history has shown that the peaceful transition of power between leaders can be outright awkward.