Read The Letter Barack Obama Left Donald Trump Upon Leaving Office

After leaving office, previous President Barack Obama left his successor President Donald Trump a letter that he exited on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.


Trump pledged to love what he called the "excellent letter" amid a swearing-in service for a few best organization nominees in January.

"It was truly extremely decent of him to do that," he stated, including that "we won't tell the press what's in that letter."

CNN on Sunday acquired and posted the substance of the letter, which was marked "BO." Read it beneath:

Congrats on a surprising run. Millions have put their expectations in you, and every one of us, paying little respect to party, should seek after extended thriving and security amid your residency. This is a remarkable office, without a reasonable plan for progress, so I don't have the foggiest idea about that any counsel from me will be especially useful. All things considered, let me offer a couple of reflections from the previous 8 years. To begin with, we've both been honored, in various routes, with awesome favorable luck. Not every person is so fortunate. It's dependent upon us to do all that we can (to) construct more stepping stools of accomplishment for each tyke and family that will buckle down. Second, American authority in this world truly is essential. It's dependent upon us, through activity and case, to manage the worldwide request that is extended consistently since the finish of the Cold War, and whereupon our own particular riches and security depend. Third, we are recently transitory tenants of this office. That makes us watchmen of those vote based establishments and customs ― like lead of law, partition of forces, approach assurance and common freedoms ― that our progenitors battled and seeped for. Despite the push and draw of day by day governmental issues, it's dependent upon us to leave those instruments of our popular government at any rate as solid as we discovered them. Lastly, require some serious energy, in the surge of occasions and duties, for loved ones. They'll get you through the unavoidable unpleasant patches. 

Michelle and I wish you and Melania the absolute best as you set out on this extraordinary enterprise, and realize that we stand prepared to help in any ways which we can. Good fortunes and Godspeed,