You need thick skin and stamina to succeed, Obama tells Trump

Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday night listed “thick skin” and “stamina” as important qualities for the top person in the White House to have, in an ironic reference to his successor Donald Trump who will be sworn in on Friday.

“Thick skin helps” to get the complex presidential job done, Obama said in his final interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” aired Sunday night.

“Stamina — there is a greater physical element to this job than you would think, just being able to grind it out.

‘’And I think your ability to — not just mentally and emotionally but physically be able to say, ‘We got this. We’re going to be okay,’” is important, said Obama.