Trump and Obama meet in Oval Office and praise each other at 90 minute meeting that 'could have gone on much longer'

The most powerful man in America and the one Americans elected to replace him met at the White House this morning for the first time ever.

President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump talked for more than 90 minutes in the Oval Office while their wives visited separately.

A public display of unity intended to help the country digest the shocking results of Tuesday's presidential election, the president-elect called Obama a 'very good man'. 

'I very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future, including counsel,' he said in a statement. 'He explained some of the difficulties some of the high flying assets, some of the really great things that have been achieved.'

The sitting president stressed that his top priority was 'ensure our president-elect is successful.'

'I have been very encouraged by the interest in President-elect Trump to work with my team around many of the issues that this great country faces and I believe that it is important for all regardless of party and regardless of political preferences to now come together, work together to deal with the many challenges we face,' he said.

The president-elect and the first lady in waiting, Melania Trump arrived at the White House on Thursday morning through a back entrance that opens up to the White House's South Lawn. 

The private drive is inaccessible to media, and reporters were disallowed from covering the historic greeting between the incoming and outgoing first families. 

A Wall Street Journal report says the White House cancelled the photo-op. The president's spokesman forcefully pushed back on the assertion in his daily briefing.

'That's not true,' he said.

President-elect Donald Trump and current President Barack Obama and an hour-long meeting at the White House on Wednesday morning

The pair shook hands during a photo-op following their one-on-one meeting in which they discussed policies

 Trump described Obama as a 'very good' man when the meeting was finished as a pack of reporters hurled questions at the pair

Trump told reporters of Obama: 'I very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future, including counsel'