Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) in a social media post where he expressed disappointment eight years after first welcoming the president-elect to the Oval Office, while delivering his familiar message of hope to disappointed Democrats.
“Now the results are in, and we want to congratulate President Trump and Senator Vance on their victory,” Obama wrote Tuesday. “This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound...