Its not like he does that all day <| sep |> Trump spoke with 29 world leaders in a seven day timeframe after being elected president , while Obama had spoken with 22 . t r umpworldleaderscallsObama did not , to my knowledge , meet with anybody before inaguration , but i fail to see the importance of this . nbsp In contrast to Trump After his election in 2008 , President Obama took part not only in regular intelligence briefings but also scheduled deep dives on key subjects including Iran ' s nuclear program and covert CIA operations , including the accelerating campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan . s e c u r i t y t r u m p t u r n i n g a w a y i n t e l l i g e n c ebrieferssinceelectionwin 201611235 cc 643 c 4 b 1 ae 11 e 6 be 1 c 8 cec 35 b 1 ad 25 story . htmlnbspAnd During the transition , President Obama was an avid consumer of intelligence , said retired Lt . Gen . Michael V . Hayden , who was CIA director when Obama was elected . s e c u r i t y t r u m p t u r n i n g a w a y i n t e l l i g e n c ebrieferssinceelectionwin 201611235 cc 643 c 4 b 1 ae 11 e 6 be 1 c 8 cec 35 b 1 ad 25 story . html