Barack Obama touts tolerance, inclusion, Texas barbecue at Dallas diversity conference

Former President Barack Obama said Thursday that the nation must embrace inclusion and not be divided by differences.

"The working premise of America is that despite those differences, we can come together as a team and transcend those differences," he said in Dallas.

The former president's remarks during a question-and-answer session at the National Diversity Council's annual conference were designed to bolster the group's work to promote diversity in the workplace.

But they were also a reminder of Obama's stark political differences with his successor, President Donald Trump. His remarks come as the nation is still grappling over what to do about illegal immigration and the county's changing demographics.

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