President-elect Donald Trump at his victory party last night (Getty Images)

As the nation wakes up this morning to the reality of a President Donald J. Trump, we’re reminded the democratic (small d) process continues. This morning, the White House said that President Obama contacted the man he had mocked for losing his Twitter privileges days earlier.

Here’s the statement from the White House:

From the White House residence, the President phoned Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory early this morning. The President also called Secretary Clinton and expressed admiration for the strong campaign she waged throughout the country.

The President will make a statement on Wednesday at the White House to discuss the election results and what steps we can take as a country to come together after this hard-fought election season.

The President invited the President-elect to meet with him at the White House on Thursday, November 10th, to update him on the transition planning his team has been working on for nearly a year. Ensuring a smooth transition of power is one of the top priorities the President identified at the beginning of the year and a meeting with the President-elect is the next step.

A Trump transition, led by NJ Governor Chris Christie, reportedly features Rudy Giuliani as Attorney General, Newt Gingrich as Secretary State and Republican party chair Reince Priebus as chief of staff.